devalue
verb
de·val·ue
(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü 
devalued; devaluing; devalues
: to institute devaluation
Examples of devalue in a Sentence
The government has decided to devalue its currency.
Economic woes forced the government to devalue.
He argues that placing too many requirements on schools devalues the education they provide.
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Meanwhile, fears the Federal Reserve will have to step in to prop up the bond market could see the U.S. dollar devalued further, according to investor David Friedberg.
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Conservatives counter that such requirements inflate costs while devaluing the nurturing care that parents and community caregivers provide.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 19 May 2025
So disabled Americans really have a uniquely challenging position, in that they are very frequently devalued and dehumanized by the health care system.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Darcy told me that, while the economy under Trump has made things less stable for creators and his administration has largely rewarded right wing influencers who push pro-Trump propaganda, which devalues real journalism, news consumers as a whole are flocking to independent voices.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Conservatives counter that such requirements inflate costs while devaluing the nurturing care that parents and community caregivers provide.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 19 May 2025
So disabled Americans really have a uniquely challenging position, in that they are very frequently devalued and dehumanized by the health care system.
—Dan Gorenstein, NPR, 5 May 2025
Darcy told me that, while the economy under Trump has made things less stable for creators and his administration has largely rewarded right wing influencers who push pro-Trump propaganda, which devalues real journalism, news consumers as a whole are flocking to independent voices.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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devalue
transitive verb
de·val·ue
(ˌ)dē-ˈval-(ˌ)yü
devalued; devaluing
1
: to institute the devaluation of (money)
2
: to lessen the value of
devaluing assets
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