Definition of depreciate

"depreciate" in the verb sense

1. deprecate, depreciate, vilipend

belittle

"The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

2. depreciate

lower the value of something

"The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

3. depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

lose in value

"The dollar depreciated again"

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Quotations for depreciate

In witnessing the satisfaction with which some people depreciate us, one would think that their virtues fatten on our vices. [ Pichot ]

Both in individuals and in masses violent excitement is always followed by remission, and often by reaction. We are all inclined to depreciate whatever we have overpraised, and, on the other hand, to show undue indulgence where we have shown undue rigor. [ Macaulay ]

depreciate in Scrabble®

The word depreciate is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters depreciate:

DEPRECIATE
(144)
DEPRECIATE
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

adepter, capered, catered, created, creeped, erected, peatier, petered, picrate, pierced, pirated, precede, predate, predict, preedit, reacted, receipt, recited, redtape, repaced, retaped, tapered, tepider

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word depreciate

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In depreciate

DEPRECIATE
(144)
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depreciate in Words With Friends™

The word depreciate is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters depreciate:

DEPRECIATE
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (23 words)

adepter, capered, catered, created, creeped, erected, peatier, petered, picrate, pierced, pirated, precede, predate, predict, preedit, reacted, receipt, recited, redtape, repaced, retaped, tapered, tepider

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word depreciate

DEPRECIATE
(243)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In depreciate

DEPRECIATE
(243)
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(189)
CAPERED
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(114)
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Words within the letters of depreciate

2 letter words in depreciate (11 words)

8 letter words in depreciate (6 words)

9 letter words in depreciate (3 words)

10 letter words in depreciate (1 word)

Words containing the sequence depreciate

Words that start with depreciate (3 words)

Words with depreciate in them (4 words)

Words that end with depreciate (2 words)

Word Growth involving depreciate

Shorter words in depreciate

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Longer words containing depreciate

depreciated nondepreciated

depreciated selfdepreciated

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selfdepreciate selfdepreciated

selfdepreciate selfdepreciates