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de·val·ue
 devalue
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- pronunciation:
- di
vael
yu
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
devalues, devaluing, devalued |
| definition 1: |
to decrease or annul the value, worth, or importance of.
- synonyms:
- debase, degrade
- antonyms:
- improve
- similar words:
- decrease, depreciate, lower
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| definition 2: |
to lower the legal value of (a currency).
- similar words:
- debase, degrade, demonetize, depreciate
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| related words: |
belittle, deduct, demean, disparage, subordinate |
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