devalue
to undergo devaluation: The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
Origin of devalue
1- Also devaluate.
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How to use devalue in a sentence
Piles and piles of them, suddenly somewhat devalued in my eyes.
He proposed the ideal of “national unity,” and greatly devalued the democratic concept of parliamentary opposition.
How happy would they be holding onto these devalued dollars, while China profited?
It has devalued school integration and seems likely, this term, to overturn key provisions of the Voting Rights Act.
Human life is a gift from our Creator -- and that gift should never be discarded, devalued, or put up for sale.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush | George W. Bush
Human life is a gift from our Creator -- and that gift should never be discarded, devalued or put up for sale.
A devalued Rouble will enhance the competitiveness of the Russian industrial and commodity production sectors.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
British Dictionary definitions for devalue
devaluate (diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt)
/ (diːˈvæljuː) /
to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
(tr) to reduce the value or worth of (something)
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