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depreciate

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

deprecate

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

undervalue, devaluate, devalue

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

discount, give a discount on

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

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

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

diminish, belittle

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

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate

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

criticize, criticise, express criticism of, pick apart

v. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"

badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud

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

fall

v. suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

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

fall, fall freely

v. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

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

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

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

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

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

objurgate, condemn, decry, excoriate

v. express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

express strong disapproval of, deplore

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

disapprove, consider bad, disapprove of, consider wrong

v. consider bad or wrong

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

depreciate, deprecate

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

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

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

discount, give a discount on

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

depreciate

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

diminish, belittle

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

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

appreciate

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

appreciate, 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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