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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There, on May 29, Sojourner Truth delivered a legendary speech that called on attendees to reject the racial and gender biases used to limit her place in society and to defy a status quo that devalued her as a Black woman and treated her as invisible and expendable.
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Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
When fact and fiction run together, when folks seek to stifle speech, limit access to education, devalue diversity, erase the inconvenient parts of our history.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
At press time, the stock’s value is hovering around $220, which might get retail investors excited about other tech stocks like SpaceX, on the prima facia ability of the shares not to get immediately devalued.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Then, in 2017, the Associated Press shared that the ranch had been devalued from $100 million to $67 million.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
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Jocelyn Frye, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
When fact and fiction run together, when folks seek to stifle speech, limit access to education, devalue diversity, erase the inconvenient parts of our history.
—Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026
At press time, the stock’s value is hovering around $220, which might get retail investors excited about other tech stocks like SpaceX, on the prima facia ability of the shares not to get immediately devalued.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Then, in 2017, the Associated Press shared that the ranch had been devalued from $100 million to $67 million.
—Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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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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