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to lower the price or value of<a faded finish will really depreciate your car when you decide to trade it in>Synonymscheapen, depress, mark down, write offRelated Wordsunderrate, undervalue; abate, abridge, compress, contract, de-escalate, deflate, diminish, dwindle, lessen, lower, moderate, reduce, shrinkNear Antonymsbloat, blow up, inflate; add, aggrandize, amplify, augment, balloon, boost, dilate, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, heighten, increase, maximize, raise, swellAntonymsappreciate, mark up
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to express scornfully one's low opinion of<dared to depreciate Shakespeare, saying his works have no relevance for modern audiences>— see decry 1
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