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Depreciate (Verb)

Lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She never meant to depreciate her sister's artistic skills, but her careless comment was hurtful nonetheless.
The politician's remarks should not depreciate the contribution of volunteers during the disaster response.
His criticism could depreciate the team's confidence if not balanced with constructive feedback.
The film reviewer took care not to depreciate the technical achievements of the visually stunning movie.
It's discouraged that experienced writers depreciate the writing skills of aspiring authors on social media forums.