Meaning & use
depreciated
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Decreased in value over time, or spoke of something as being of little worth.
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The car depreciated by nearly a third in its first year of ownership.
Critics depreciated the novel's importance when it was first published.
A note on using this word
In finance, depreciated most often describes assets losing value; in general usage, it can also mean to belittle or undervalue something.
Words with a similar meaning
devalueddeclined
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Words with an opposite meaning
appreciatedincreased
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