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
In 1544, King Henry VIII devalued his currency to pay for more government spending.
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Communication itself is so devalued that content generation becomes more important than the contents of that content.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
This would devalue existing bonds, potentially triggering cascading failures at banks and financial institutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Although the safety position is typically devalued in the first round, Downs could go before the Cowboys have a chance to pick.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
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Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Communication itself is so devalued that content generation becomes more important than the contents of that content.
—New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2026
This would devalue existing bonds, potentially triggering cascading failures at banks and financial institutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 22 Jan. 2026
Although the safety position is typically devalued in the first round, Downs could go before the Cowboys have a chance to pick.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for devalue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalue
reduce
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But in the long run, that doesn’t do anything to dismantle networks of criminality or reduce the size of their operations.—
Angélica Durán-Martínez,
The Conversation,
24 Feb. 2026
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Others have sought to use cloud seeding to disperse fog at airports, tackle air pollution, reduce hail damage or even to manipulate the weather for major events, such as the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalue. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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