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
China unlikely to devalue yuan The Chinese offshore yuan weakened to a record low of 7.4287 against the U.S. dollar earlier this week after the People’s Bank of China set its midpoint rate at its weakest level since 2023.
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Airline and hotel programs can devalue without warning.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Almost all other currencies devalued relative to the dollar.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Black dandy flippantly devalues the bourgeoisie—not with talk, but with tact and taste.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
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Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 11 Apr. 2025
Airline and hotel programs can devalue without warning.
—Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2025
Almost all other currencies devalued relative to the dollar.
—George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
The Black dandy flippantly devalues the bourgeoisie—not with talk, but with tact and taste.
—Akilah Sailers, Essence, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for devalue
Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalue
reduce
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An estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the proposals would reduce the number of people with health care by at least 7.6 million from the Medicaid changes, and possibly more with other changes to the Affordable Care Act.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2025
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In Sacramento, California, the weather service warned its office would have reduced staffing overnight.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalue. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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