as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devalue
Never lose sight of the fact that the Trump administration’s aim is to weaken and devalue the machinery of government, on one hand, and privatize the levers of power on the other.
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Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
During the last trade war, China devalued its currency somewhat to reduce the cost of its U.S. exports, which were hit with tariffs of between 7.5% and 25%.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
Capital outflows accelerated in 2015 when China devalued its yuan.
—Lee Ying Shan,asriel Chua, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
With this meeting, the United States could get concessions, like helping the United States to devalue the dollar to improve manufacturing competitiveness and reducing America's debt burden.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
During the last trade war, China devalued its currency somewhat to reduce the cost of its U.S. exports, which were hit with tariffs of between 7.5% and 25%.
—Bob Davis, Time, 12 Apr. 2025
Capital outflows accelerated in 2015 when China devalued its yuan.
—Lee Ying Shan,asriel Chua, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
With this meeting, the United States could get concessions, like helping the United States to devalue the dollar to improve manufacturing competitiveness and reducing America's debt burden.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 11 Apr. 2025
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Answer: Your withdrawals from retirement plans won’t reduce your Social Security directly.—
Liz Weston,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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The trial of estrogen alone also raised safety concerns, though both types of therapy reduced the risk of bone fractures.—
Jean Wactawski-Wende,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalue. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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