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devaluate

[dee-val-yoo-eyt]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

to devalue.

Origin:
1895–1900; de- + value + -ate¹

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devalue or devaluate (diːˈvæljuː, diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt)

—vb , -values, -valuing, -valued, -valuates, -valuating, -valuated
1.	to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
2.	(tr) to reduce the value or worth of (something)

devaluate or devaluate

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