DEPRECIATE

v. 1 devalue, devaluate, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce, lower, depress, cheapen, mark down The abundant harvest has depreciated the price of commodities 2 disparage, diminish, deride, decry, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, minimize, belittle, slight, derogate, deprecate, discredit, denigrate, run down, vilipend, Colloq play down, US talk down When he depreciates another's work he adds nothing to the value of his own