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decrease vs depreciate

depreciate vs decrease

decrease is a noun but depreciate is not a noun.

decrease and depreciate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
decrease Yes No Yes No
depreciate No No Yes No
As verbs, depreciate is a hyponym of decrease; that is, depreciate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decrease:
  • decrease: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • depreciate: lose in value
Other hyponyms of decrease include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
decrease (noun) depreciate (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something
the amount by which something decreases
a change downward
a process of becoming smaller or shorter
decrease (verb) depreciate (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose in value
make become smaller lower the value of something
belittle
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