1. (

• deprecate ,
• depreciate ,
• vilipend

) belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" ;

2. (

• depreciate ,

) lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" ;

3. (

• depreciate ,
• undervalue ,
• devaluate ,
• devalue ,

) lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" ;

1. (

• depreciating ,
• depreciative ,
• depreciatory

) tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value; "a depreciating currency"; "depreciatory effects on prices" ;