DEPRECIATE

verb (-ated; -ating) see: price Date: 15th century transitive verb to lower in estimation or esteem, 2. to lower the price or estimated value of , to deduct from taxable income a portion of the original cost of (a business asset) over several years as the value of the asset decreases, intransitive verb to fall in value, see: decry depreciable adjective depreciatingly adverb depreciation noun depreciative adjective depreciator noun depreciatory adjective