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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But his threat came as widespread protests—fueled by a devaluing currency and rapid inflation—have rattled the country in the past week, leading to violent clashes involving security forces.
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
In this era of college football, a bowl win that is not in the playoffs can be devalued and diminished because the regular-season depth chart often looks nothing like the postseason depth chart.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
Years of heavy money printing has devalued the currency so dramatically that the government’s latest budget ran into the quadrillions of rials.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The technology also seems to devalue the hard work, skill, and knowledge that flesh-and-blood musicians take pride in—and threaten the livelihoods of those musicians.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
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Chad De Guzman, Time, 5 Jan. 2026
In this era of college football, a bowl win that is not in the playoffs can be devalued and diminished because the regular-season depth chart often looks nothing like the postseason depth chart.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2026
Years of heavy money printing has devalued the currency so dramatically that the government’s latest budget ran into the quadrillions of rials.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
The technology also seems to devalue the hard work, skill, and knowledge that flesh-and-blood musicians take pride in—and threaten the livelihoods of those musicians.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devalue. Accessed 9 Jan. 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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