Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To lessen or cancel the value of.
- v. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
- v. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.
Wiktionary
- v. To lower or remove the value of something.
- v. To lose value; to depreciate.
WordNet 3.0
- v. remove the value from; deprive of its value
- v. lower the value or quality of
- v. lose in value
Etymologies
- de- + value (Wiktionary)
Examples
“In addition, any go! od conta ined a single devalue from a library of 2,000 drugs as good as tiny molecules.”
“The Fed's plan to "devalue" - our way to prosperity appears to have hit a few ill-placed speed-bumps.”
“* edit I've just been over to your place and Pat Bertram's blog … You use the word devalue and I understand your point on this, but, on the other hand, could it not be seen as a way for the less confident to 'join in' and be a part of something that may well build their confidence?”
“Inflation is the process by which monetary authorities devalue their currency, and as Zimbabwe is teaching us now, one way to devalue is to overissue the currency in question.”
“I find the current national debate on marriage, which is ultimately from the perspective of the state, a private contract between two individuals, interesting due to the fear that me marrying my partner will somehow "devalue" marriage.”
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“During his tenure as chief executive of NBC Universal, Jeff Zucker told investors that the company rejected a deal with Apple TV because charging 99 cents per episode would "devalue" NBC's content.”
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“TNT fell 1.5% after Reuters quoted a United Parcel Service executive as saying that paying billions for TNT would "devalue" its own shares.”
“In February the government devalued the local currency, avoiding the use of the word "devalue" saying it had introduced a new exchange rate for exporters.”
“Many whites had "a superiority complex" while blacks often tended to "devalue" themselves.”
“The comedian, who is a permanent fixture on the Stephen Fry-helmed quiz, said that channels such as Dave (which regularly repeats the series) "devalue" the brand.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘devalue’.
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de-
away from; off; down; entirely; undo; reverse
detrain, decline, defunct, defrost, debility, detract, deduce, deduct, delineate, defuse, debunk, debase and 7 more...
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colleen's words
yellow, green, pie, blue, fur, people, incense, book, brown, avuncular, mountain, fog and 1316 more...
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slumry's Words
cattywampus, ingratiate, lackadaisical, exactitude, exfoliate, fulminate, circumnavigation, circuitous, debride, sidle, sequester, chicory and 1002 more...
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my dictionary
able, abnormally, abroad, absent, abstract, acceptable, acceptance, access, accessible, accession, according to, account and 4551 more...
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To Lower in Value, Worth or Estimation
Verbs meaning to lower in value, worth or estimation
vilify, degrade, disparage, deprecate, depreciate, defame, derogate, devalue
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