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deflate vs depreciate

depreciate vs deflate

deflate and depreciate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deflate No No Yes No
depreciate No No Yes No
As verbs, depreciate is a hypernym of deflate; that is, depreciate is a word with a broader meaning than deflate:
  • deflate: reduce or lessen the size or importance of
  • depreciate: belittle
Other hypernyms of deflate include deprecate, vilipend.
deflate (verb) depreciate (verb)
become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air lose in value
reduce or cut back the amount or availability of, creating a decline in value or prices lower the value of something
produce deflation in belittle
reduce or lessen the size or importance of
release contained air or gas from
collapse by releasing contained air or gas
Difference between deflate and depreciate

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