depreciate Copy link Outline I. Lit.II. To undervalue1. dētrăho, xi, ctum, 3 (with de and abl.)2. dētrecto, 1 (with direct acc.3. ēlĕvo, 1 (to make light of)4. obtrecto, 1 (with dat. • depreciate: I. Lit.: to lower in price: dēprĕtio, 1 (rare): Paul. dig. (better, de pretio detrahere; rem viliorem reddere): v. to cheapen. II. To undervalue: 1. dētrăho, xi, ctum, 3 (with de and abl.): to d. (detract from the merits of) the Senate, de Senatu d.: Cic.: Nep.: v. to disparage. 2. dētrecto, 1 (with direct acc.: not in Cic.): to d. the fame of Cicero, Ciceronis gloriam d., Dial. Or.: Liv. 3. ēlĕvo, 1 (to make light of): to d. any one's noble deeds, praeclara facta alicujus el., Liv. 4. obtrecto, 1 (with dat.: stronger than Eng.): v. TO UNDERRATE, disparage.