devalue
[dee-
val
-yoo]
/diˈvæl yu/
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.
3.
to undergo
devaluation
:
The currency has devalued at a rapid rate.
Also,
devaluate
.
Origin
1915-20;
de-
+
value
Examples from the web for
devalue
The financial accounting board which sets the standards, all it does is
devalue
the intangibles and overvalue the tangibles.
But let's not, in the process,
devalue
the curiosity-driven pursuit of knowledge for its own sake.
No one sees my low salary as a reason to
devalue
my work.
The presence of two or more iterations of a mission statement could seriously undermine and
devalue
their role.
Increasing access to these people will lower the quality of education and
devalue
degrees.
When people throw around the word intolerance, they
devalue
the concept.
Faculty are not happy when administrators
devalue
their efforts.
The alternative to cuts is borrowing money that you cannot pay back, unless you
devalue
the currency, or go bankrupt.
They print it up out of thin air and
devalue
the money you have with inflation.
But don't
devalue
the lives and decisions of others who did want to do those things.
British Dictionary definitions for
devalue
devalue
/
diːˈvæljuː
/
verb
-values,
-valuing,
-valued,
-valuates,
-valuating,
-valuated
1.
to reduce (a currency) or (of a currency) be reduced in exchange value
2.
(
transitive
) to reduce the value or worth of (something)
Word Origin and History for
devalue
v.
1918, a back-formation from
devaluation
. Related:
Devalued
;
devaluing
.