devaluate

[ dee-val-yoo-eyt ]

verb (used with or without object)

, de·val·u·at·ed, de·val·u·at·ing.

1. to devalue.

Word History and Origins

Origin of devaluate¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; de- + value + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

“Humility doesn’t consist in devaluating oneself but rather in that healthy realism that makes us recognize our potential and also our misery,” Francis said.

From Seattle Times

Discussions about devaluating the Iraqi dinar, which has been pegged to the dollar for decades, have been going on for weeks as the government worked to finalized the 2021 budget.

From Washington Times

"Any attempt to assign a monetary value to the human body," it says, risks "devaluating the very human life we seek to save".

From BBC

China "will never go down the path of stimulating exports by devaluating its currency", Premier Li Keqiang said last week.

From BBC

And the bank’s policy of devaluating the currency, the gourde, has in the eyes of many only made the situation worse because Haiti relies heavily on imports.

From Washington Times

Related Words

• depress
• devalue
• diminish
• lessen
• undervalue