Meanings
verbself-depreciate (third-person singular simple present self-depreciates, present participle self-depreciating, simple past and past participle self-depreciated)
present singular third person self-depreciates · participle present self-depreciating · participle past self-depreciated · past self-depreciated
- intransitiveTo depreciate oneself; to belittle oneself.
Origin
From self- + depreciate. Frequently used until the 1980s and is now a minor variant of "self-deprecation".
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APA
self-depreciate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-depreciate
MLA
“self-depreciate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-depreciate. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-depreciate,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-depreciate.
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