depreciate

VERB /dɪ'pri,ʃieɪt/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH D

depreciate is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
D2E1P3R1E1C3I1A1T1E1
2 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING

What does depreciate mean?

VERB · 3 SENSES
1

Lose in value.

“The dollar depreciated again”

SYNONYMS
DEVALUATEDEVALUEUNDERVALUE
ANTONYMS
APPRECIATE
BROADER
FALLDECREASELESSENDIMINISH
RELATED
DEPRECIATIONDEPRECIATIVEDEPRECIATORY
2

Belittle.

SYNONYMS
DEPRECATEVILIPEND
BROADER
BELITTLEDISPARAGEPICK AT
NARROWER
DEFLATEPUNCTURE
RELATED
DEPRECIATORYDEPRECIATIONDEPRECIATIVEDEPRECIATOR
3

Lower the value of something.

“The Fed depreciated the dollar once again”

ANTONYMS
APPRECIATE
BROADER
DEVALUE
NARROWER
WRITE DOWNWRITE OFFEXPENSE
RELATED
DEPRECIATIONDEPRECIATIVEDEPRECIATORY