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

Related Words

• depress
• devalue
• diminish
• lessen
• undervalue