depreciating

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

tending to decrease or cause a decrease in value“a depreciating currency”“depreciatory effects on prices”Synonyms: depreciative depreciatory

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Depreciate \De*pre"ci*ate\ (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [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. [1913 Webster]

Which . . . some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. --Cudworth. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]