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devalue

[ dee-val-yoo ]

verb (used with object)

devalued, devaluing.
  1. to deprive of value; reduce the value of.
  2. to fix a lower value on (a currency).


verb (used without object)

devalued, devaluing.
  1. to undergo devaluation:

    The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.

devalue

/ diːˈvæljuː; diːˈvæljuːˌeɪt /

verb

  1. to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
  2. tr to reduce the value or worth of (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of devalue1

First recorded in 1915–20; de- + value
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Mr Semere, aged 41, also feels that the show devalues women, treating them as objects to be acquired.

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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".

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It devalues stripping by creating distance from it.

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