DEMONETIZE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

demonetize

verb

Definition of demonetize

as in to debase

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Recent Examples of demonetize The risk associated with dependency on a single system that can either demonetize you, or cut your pay drastically at a moments notice, is risky business. — Kenneth Rapoza, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2021 YouTube will still allow videos with falsehoods about climate change on its platform — but will demonetize any videos or channels that promote hoaxes or conspiracy theories about the topic. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021 Six weeks later, De La Haye was presented with an ultimatum, demonetize his YouTube channel or give up his football scholarship. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Oct. 2021 YouTube also used this agreement to demonetize Dawson and Onision. — Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 26 May 2021 See All Example Sentences for demonetize

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After seeing corrupt cops rewarded with medals and politics debase his best friend, now the courts can’t even be trusted to perform their solemn duty.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2026
Look at how much the city had debased this pilgrim in six months, a year.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of debase

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The best way to respond to love bombing Over time, love bombers shift from a position of idealizing their new partner and expressing their feelings in an over-the-top positive way to devaluating their partner in a critical and demeaning way.

— Dr. Cortney Warren, Contributor, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025
The move is likely to further devaluate Iran’s currency, create a liquidity crunch and be viewed in Tehran as a significant escalation, said Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, founder of Bourse & Bazaar, a think tank focused on Iran’s economy.

— John Hudson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2020

Definition of devaluate

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For example, shifting the Fed’s portfolio toward short-term Treasury bills and away from long-term bonds or mortgage-back securities could reduce market price distortion and limit the government’s role in allocating capital across sectors.

— David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And China, with its massive oil inventory, has been drawing down its reserves and reduced its crude imports by more than 4 million barrels a day, according to JPMorgan.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduce

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Such labor is so often gendered and raced—and accordingly, devalued.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
The complaint alleges Penske and Boehly secretly engineered the 2022 boycott of the Globes to devalue the organization, then used it as pretext to acquire the awards show and its charitable assets.

— Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of devalue

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The school’s new policy, which students say has been in practice but not written down previously, may have been prompted by an incident last year.

— Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
One week ago, my father and I finished writing down the journey of his career together as the last chapter of my upcoming book, Invisible Senators (BPP/Simon & Schuster).

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of write down

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Miñoso’s character, firefighter Joe Cruz, will likewise be written off in Season 15.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
When teens and 20-somethings became the earliest adopters of Snapchat and then TikTok, titles aimed at those demographics had to embrace them or risk being written off as irrelevant by a generation that is more inclined to watch YouTube anyway.

— Judy Berman, Time, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of write off

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The investments were risky, according to the Palestinian-American litigants, considering Israel’s bond ratings were downgraded during the period of Abruzzo’s investments.

— Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Firms across the street broadly lowered price targets, but none downgraded the stock on worries.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Definition of downgrade

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