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appreciate, depreciate
appreciate (uh PREE shee ayt") (verb)
1. Be grateful for, be thankful for, regard highly: Velma will certainly appreciate all that Dwight has done for her.
2. To realize the worth of, estimate justly: Dora, you don't have to be a connoisseur to appreciate good cooking.
3. To increase in value: Given the history of the company, Daisy's investment could appreciate over the months.
depreciate (di PREE shee ayt") (verb)
1. To reduce or to lower the value of: Runaway inflation can quickly depreciate the country's currency.
2. To belittle, to disparage: Enrique felt that he had to depreciate Naomi's efforts to help him.

The end of the fiscal year is a time to appreciate the value of the stocks which did appreciate significantly in the Stock Market.

There was a slight period during which the stocks seemed to depreciate but they rallied after a short time. .

depreciate (di PREE shee ayt") (verb), depreciates; depreciated; depreciating
To decrease the price or value of something: Sherman is upset by the policy of the insurance company which insists that the value of his new automobile will depreciate significantly as soon as it is driven out of the dealership's parking lot.
To reduce in value or price.
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