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revaluate

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re⋅val⋅u⋅ate

  [ree-val-yoo-eyt]
Use revaluate in a Sentence
–verb (used with object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
1. to make a new or revised valuation of; revalue.
2. to increase the legal exchange value of (a nation's currency) relative to other currencies.
Origin:
1920–25; prob. back formation from revaluation; see re-, value, -ate 1

Related forms:
re⋅val⋅u⋅a⋅tion, noun
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re·val·u·ate   (rē-vāl'yōō-āt')   
tr.v.   re·val·u·at·ed, re·val·u·at·ing, re·val·u·ates

  1. To make a new valuation of.

  2. To increase the exchange value of (a nation's currency).

re·val'u·a'tion n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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