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Depreciate vs Discreet - What's the difference?

depreciate | discreet |

As a verb depreciate

is to lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.

As an adjective discreet is

respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.

depreciate

English

Verb

(depreciat)
  • To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of; to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to undervalue.
  • * (rfdate) Cudworth
    • some over-severe philosophers may look upon fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate .
  • * (rfdate) Burke
    • To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself.
  • To decline in value over time.
  • To belittle.

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with deprecate , which means 'to disapprove of'. The meaning of deprecate'' has lately been encroaching on ''depreciate in the sense 'to belittle'.

    Synonyms

    * (reduce in value over time) * (belittle) do down

    Antonyms

    * (reduce in value over time) appreciate * (belittle) aggrandise/aggrandize, big up (slang)

    discreet

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Respectful of privacy or secrecy; quiet; diplomatic.
    • With a discreet gesture, she reminded him to mind his manners.
    John just doesn't understand that laughing at Mary all day is not very discreet .
  • Not drawing attention, anger or challenge; inconspicuous.

    • Usage notes

    * Do not confuse with discrete .

    Derived terms

    * discreetly * discretion

    Anagrams

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