depreciar — meaning in English

English meaning

• belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
• cheapen verb To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
• deprecate verb To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.

Senses

depreciar is used for these senses in English:

• belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
• cheapen (transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
• cheapen (intransitive) To become cheaper.
• deprecate (transitive) To express disapproval of, protest or plead against.

cheapen — full definition

1. verb To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
2. verb To make vulgar.
3. verb To become cheaper.
4. verb To bargain for, ask the price of.

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