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self-depreciate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
self--de-pre-ci-ate
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To depreciate oneself; to belittle oneself.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From self- + depreciate. Frequently used until the 1980s and is now a minor variant of "self-deprecation".

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

self-depreciates (present, singular) self-depreciating (participle, present) self-depreciated (participle, past) self-depreciated (past)

Phrases

self-depreciating self-depreciation

Frequently Paired Words

self-depreciating self-depreciation

Questions

What does self-depreciate mean?
To depreciate oneself; to belittle oneself.
Where does self-depreciate come from?
From self- + depreciate. Frequently used until the 1980s and is now a minor variant of "self-deprecation".

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