devalue
Use Devalue in a sentence
yu verb (used with object)
2.
to fix a lower value on (a currency).
verb (used without object)
3.
to undergo devaluation: The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
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devalue or devaluate (diːˈvæljuː, diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| —vb | |
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Devalue
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Example sentences
But don't devalue the lives and decisions of others who did want to do those things.
Compatible uses will not diminish, devalue or result in the removal of adjacent land from agricultural production.
But let's not, in the process, devalue the curiosity-driven pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
It hasn't been able to devalue its currency, thanks to its membership in the euro zone.
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