DEPRECIATE

depreciate. Depreciate, v.i. to lssen, cry down, undervalue

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De‐pre″ci‐ate (dē̍‐preē″shĭ‐āt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated (–ā′tĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating (–ā′tĭng).] [[L. depretiatus, depreciatus, p. p. of depretiare, -ciare, to depreciate; de- + pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See Price.]] To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue. Addison. Which . . . some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. Cudworth. To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself. Burke. Syn. — To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate. See Decry.