Depreciate
51deprecate — deprecate, depreciate 1. The two words are similar in form and in current use overlap somewhat in meaning, but their origin is different. Deprecate is from Latin deprecari ‘to prevent by prayer’ and its primary current meaning is ‘to express… …
52devaluate — verb 1. remove the value from; deprive of its value • Syn: ↑devalue • Derivationally related forms: ↑devaluation, ↑devaluation (for: ↑devalue) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
53belittle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. run down, disparage, deprecate. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lower, disparage, decry, deprecate, depreciate; see also depreciate 2 . See Synonym Study at depreciate . III (Roget s 3… …
54decry — decry, depreciate, disparage, derogate, detract, belittle, minimize mean to write, speak, or otherwise indicate one s feeling in regard to something in such a way as to reveal one s low opinion of it. Decry implies open or public condemnation or… …
55vilipend — verb belittle The teacher should not deprecate his student s efforts • Syn: ↑deprecate, ↑depreciate • Derivationally related forms: ↑depreciative (for: ↑depreciate), ↑ …
56decry — transitive verb Etymology: French décrier, from Old French decrier, from de + crier to cry Date: 1614 1. to depreciate (as a coin) officially or publicly 2. to express strong disapproval of < decry the …
57Depreciation — Not to be confused with Deprecation. Depreciation refers to two very different but related concepts: the decrease in value of assets (fair value depreciation), and the allocation of the cost of assets to periods in which the assets are used… …
58Depreciation — 1. A method of allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life. Businesses depreciate long term assets for both tax and accounting purposes. 2. A decrease in an asset’s value caused by unfavorable market conditions. 1. For… …
59decry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blame, censure. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. criticize, depreciate, discredit, denounce; see censure , depreciate 2 . See Synonym Study at depreciate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …
60minimize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. reduce, lessen; belittle, gloss over, run down, deprecate, detract from. See detraction, unimportance.Ant., maximize. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lessen, depreciate, reduce; see decrease 2 , depreciate .… …
