22.03.2013 Views

The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

entrust, leave, lodge, consign, keep, place, put; store, save,<br />

set aside, bank, lay or put away, Brit pay in, Colloq stash<br />

away: Each morning she deposits the children at the day nursery<br />

and goes to work. He deposits money every week in a pension<br />

fund.<br />

--n. 3 down payment, part or partial payment, advance payment:<br />

A small deposit will hold your purchase until you are ready to<br />

pay for it in full. 4 precipitate, sediment, silt, alluvium,<br />

dregs, lees, accumulation, deposition: <strong>The</strong>re is a dark deposit<br />

at the bottom <strong>of</strong> the c<strong>of</strong>fee-pot.<br />

depreciate<br />

v. 1 devalue, devaluate, decrease, diminish, lessen, reduce,<br />

lower, depress, cheapen, mark down: <strong>The</strong> abundant harvest has<br />

depreciated the price <strong>of</strong> commodities. 2 disparage, diminish,<br />

deride, decry, underrate, undervalue, underestimate, minimize,<br />

belittle, slight, derogate, deprecate, discredit, denigrate, run<br />

down, vilipend, Colloq play down, US talk down: When he<br />

depreciates another's work he adds nothing to the value <strong>of</strong> his<br />

own.<br />

depredation<br />

n. plunder, plundering, pillage, pillaging, despoliation,<br />

despoiling, ravaging, sacking, laying waste, devastation,<br />

destruction; ransacking, robbery, looting; ravages: <strong>The</strong><br />

depredation caused by ten years <strong>of</strong> war is unimaginable.<br />

depress v. 1 deject, dispirit, oppress, sadden, grieve, cast down,<br />

dishearten, discourage, dampen, cast a gloom or pall over,<br />

burden, weigh down: He's very depressed right now because he<br />

failed to get a promotion. 2 weaken, dull, debilitate,<br />

enervate, sap; depreciate, cheapen, devalue, devaluate;<br />

diminish, lower, bring down, reduce: <strong>The</strong> news about a new oil<br />

field depressed the market today. 3 press (down), push (down)<br />

(on), lower: If the pressure gets too high, just depress this<br />

lever.<br />

depression<br />

n. 1 indentation, dent, dimple, impression, pit, hollow,<br />

recess, cavity, concavity, dip: When the box fell, its corner<br />

left a small depression in the top <strong>of</strong> the metal cabinet. 2<br />

dejection, despair, gloom, downheartedness, sadness, melancholy,

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!