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depreciator
de·pre·ci·ate D0145700 (dĭ-prē′shē-āt′)v. de·pre·ci·at·ed, de·pre·ci·at·ing, de·pre·ci·ates v.tr.1. To lessen the price or value of: An increase in the supply of money depreciated the currency.2. To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.3. To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle. See Synonyms at disparage. See Usage Note at deprecate.v.intr. To diminish in price or value: "When issued in excess, as during the Revolution, paper depreciated in value" (Daniel Feller).
[Medieval Latin dēpreciāre, dēpreciāt-, alteration of Latin dēpretiāre : dē-, de- + pretium, price; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
de·pre′cia·ble (-shə-bəl) adj.de·pre′ci·a′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | depreciator - one who disparages or belittles the worth of somethingdetractor, disparager, knockercynic, faultfinder - someone who is critical of the motives of othersbackbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelhatemonger - one who arouses hatred for othersmuckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) |
FinancialSeedepreciatedepreciator
Synonyms for depreciatornoun one who disparages or belittles the worth of somethingSynonyms- detractor
- disparager
- knocker
Related Words- cynic
- faultfinder
- backbiter
- defamer
- libeler
- maligner
- slanderer
- traducer
- vilifier
- hatemonger
- muckraker
- mudslinger
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