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   Depreciate , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depreciated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Depreciating .] [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.
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   Which . . . some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate.
   Cudworth.
   
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   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.
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   Depreciate, v. i. To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it is convertible into specie.
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