to belittle; to disparage; to play down; to demean; to degrade; to devalue

to become devaluated; to devaluate; to depreciate

to demote an official; a demoted official

(period of) banishment or exile (old)

to belittle; to disparage; to demean

to expect (a currency etc) to depreciate

to appraise; to pass judgment on; to speak ill of; praise and censure; appraisal

(lit.) to dispense praise or blame with a single word (idiom); (fig.) concise and powerful wording