| depreciate | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. deprecate, depreciate, vilipend | belittle.; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts" |
| ~ disparage, belittle, pick at | express a negative opinion of.; "She disparaged her student's efforts" |
| ~ deflate, puncture | reduce or lessen the size or importance of.; "The bad review of his work deflated his self-confidence" |
| v. (change) | 2. depreciate | lower the value of something.; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" |
| ~ devaluate, depreciate, devalue, undervalue | lose in value.; "The dollar depreciated again" |
| ~ expense, write down, write off | reduce the estimated value of something.; "For tax purposes you can write off the laser printer" |
| ~ devalue | lower the value or quality of.; "The tear devalues the painting" |
| v. (change) | 3. depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue | lose in value.; "The dollar depreciated again" |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| ~ depreciate | lower the value of something.; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again" |
| lower | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. lower, lower berth | the lower of two berths. |
| ~ built in bed, bunk, berth | a bed on a ship or train; usually in tiers. |
| v. (motion) | 2. bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down | move something or somebody to a lower position.; "take down the vase from the shelf" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ come down, descend, go down, fall | move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way.; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again" |
| ~ reef | lower and bring partially inboard.; "reef the sailboat's mast" |
| ~ depress | lower (prices or markets).; "The glut of oil depressed gas prices" |
| ~ dip | lower briefly.; "She dipped her knee" |
| ~ incline | lower or bend (the head or upper body), as in a nod or bow.; "She inclined her head to the student" |
| v. (change) | 3. lour, lower | set lower.; "lower a rating"; "lower expectations" |
| ~ devalue | lower the value or quality of.; "The tear devalues the painting" |
| ~ derate | lower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus. |
| ~ subordinate, subdue | make subordinate, dependent, or subservient.; "Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler" |
| v. (change) | 4. lour, lower, turn down | make lower or quieter.; "turn down the volume of a radio" |
| ~ minify, decrease, lessen | make smaller.; "He decreased his staff" |
| v. (contact) | 5. depress, lower | cause to drop or sink.; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| v. (body) | 6. frown, glower, lour, lower | look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval. |
| ~ scowl | frown with displeasure. |
| ~ grimace, make a face, pull a face | contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state.; "He grimaced when he saw the amount of homework he had to do" |
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