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depreciate

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

deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

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

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

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discount

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

cut

v. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate

v. cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"

criticize, criticise

v. act as a critic; "Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either"

badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud

v. speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

fall

v. lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"

devalue

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

fall, light

v. fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

decline, go down, wane

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

sag, droop, swag, flag

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

condemn

v. compel or force into a particular state or activity; "His devotion to his sick wife condemned him to a lonely existence"

deplore

v. express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

disapprove

v. consider bad or wrong

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

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

devalue

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

discount

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

turn down

v. take a downward direction; "The economy finally turned down after a long boom"

cut

v. shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of; "cut my hair"

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appreciate, apprize, apprise

v. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"

appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue

v. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"

increase

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

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