The new car began to depreciate in value as soon as it was driven off the lot.
新车一驶出车行就开始贬值。
Which word is a synonym of “depreciate”?
B — diminish. “depreciate” means v. to decrease in value over time
A brand-new car begins to ______ the very moment you drive it off the lot.
B — depreciate. “depreciate” means v. to decrease in value over time
depreciate — v. to decrease in value over time. In Chinese: 贬值，跌价.
depreciate is pronounced /dɪˈpriːʃiˌeɪt/. It breaks into 4 syllables: de · pre · ci · ate.
The new car began to depreciate in value as soon as it was driven off the lot. (新车一驶出车行就开始贬值。)
diminish, devalue, decrease, debase — all close in meaning to depreciate (v. to decrease in value over time).
Yes. depreciate appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de-(negative) + preci(value) + -ate(make) → to make value decrease