devalue

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/diːˈvæljuː/

verb

To lower or remove the value of something.

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degradedevaluateelevateabaseaviledebasedebauchdepreciate
OriginEnglish value ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdevalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)

present singular third person devalues · participle present devaluing · participle past devalued · past devalued

  1. transitiveTo lower or remove the value of something.

    Scotland is beaten only by properties in London, which increase in value by 64% on average when within half a mile of a station - although in some cases in the capital, being near to a station devalues the house.

    2023 January 25, Mel Holley, “Network News: London leads the way on rail-related house price surge”, in RAIL, number 975, page 15

    Synonyms: degrade, devaluate, elevate, abase, avile, debase, debauch, degrade

  2. intransitiveTo lose value; to depreciate.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo lower or remove the value of something.

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degradedevaluateelevateabaseaviledebasedebauchdegradedepreciatedevaluatedirtyelevatevitiate

More synonyms by meaning

verbremove the value from; deprive of its value

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devaluate
Broader
degradecheapen

verblose in value

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depreciateundervaluedevaluate
Broader
decreasediminishlessen
Also see
abaseaviledebasedebauchdefacedegradedepreciatedevaluatedirtyelevateundervaluevitiatewrite down

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishvalue
  8. Englishdevalue

From de- + value.

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Translations

Catalan devaluar
  • devaluarlower value of something
Chinese Mandarin 贬值, 降低价值
  • 贬值 (biǎnzhí)lower value of something
  • 降低价值lower value of something
  • 贬值 (biǎnzhí)lose value
Czech znehodnotit, devalvovat
  • znehodnotitlower value of something
  • devalvovatlower value of something
  • devalvovatlose value
Finnish devalvoida, alentaa arvoa
  • devalvoidalower value of something
  • alentaa arvoalower value of something
  • devalvoitualose value
  • menettää arvoalose value
French dévaluer
  • dévaluerlower value of something
German abwerten, entwerten
  • abwertenlower value of something
  • entwertenlower value of something
  • an Wert verlierenlose value
Italian svalutare, sminurire
  • svalutarelower value of something
  • sminurirelose value
Polish dewaluować, dewaluować
  • dewaluowaćlower value of something
  • dewaluowaćlose value
Spanish devaluar, desvalorizar
  • devaluarlower value of something
  • desvalorizarlower value of something
  • devaluarselose value
  • desvalorizarselose value
Cite this entry
APA

devalue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devalue

MLA

“devalue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devalue. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devalue,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devalue.

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