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。
Most electronics depreciate quickly after they are bought.
大多数电子产品买来后很快就会贬值。
The value of the old house did not depreciate; it grew.
这栋老房子没有贬值，反而升值了。
The currency depreciated sharply during the crisis.
危机期间，货币大幅贬值。
Which word is a synonym of “depreciate”?
A — 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.
“depreciate” means to decrease in value over time. Examples: (1) The new car began to depreciate in value as soon as it was driven off the lot. (2) Most electronics depreciate quickly after they are bought. (3) The value of the old house did not depreciate; it grew. (4) The currency depreciated sharply during the crisis.
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 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
de-(negative) + preci(value) + -ate(make) → to make value decrease