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devalue
[ dee-val-yoo ]
verb (used without object)
- to undergo devaluation:
The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
devalue
/ diːˈvæljuː; diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt /
verb
- to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
- tr to reduce the value or worth of (something)
Example Sentences
Mr Semere, aged 41, also feels that the show devalues women, treating them as objects to be acquired.
Since the start of April, thousands of people have uploaded their photos to generate images of themselves as dolls, despite warnings of damaging the environment, giving away personal information, and devaluing creativity.
There is also a concern, she says, that people shouldn't think that someone has received an award just because of a disability - "because that would devalue the system".
That conflicting, burning sentiment of wishing to move forward despite constantly being reminded that your existence is devalued propels Farah Nabulsi’s feature debut “The Teacher,” even as it occasionally stumbles through its more melodramatic aspects.
It devalues stripping by creating distance from it.
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