devalue en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /diːˈvæljuː/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English value English devalue From de- + value.
Meanings
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(transitive) To 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:
- (intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| devalued | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devalued | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| devaluing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| devalues | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nondevalued · devaluer · devaluable
Synonyms
elevate · devaluate · devalue · vitiate · degrade · elevate · devaluate · debase · avile · degrade · debauch · depreciate · abase · dirty
Translations (29)
fi menettää arvoa (lose value) · es desvalorizar (lower value of something) · cmn 降低价值 (lower value of something) · fi devalvoida (lower value of something) · es desvalorizarse (lose value) · cmn 贬值 (lower value of something) · it svalutare (lower value of something) · it sminurire (lose value) · az qiymətdən salmaq (lower value of something) · fi alentaa arvoa (lower value of something) · cs znehodnotit (lower value of something) · cs devalvovat (lower value of something) · es devaluarse (lose value) · es devaluar (lower value of something) · fr dévaluer (lower value of something) · ca devaluar (lower value of something) · fi devalvoitua (lose value) · pl dewaluować (lose value) · de an Wert verlieren (lose value) · az dəyərdən düşmək (lose value) · de entwerten (lower value of something) · cmn 贬值 (lose value) · mk обезвреднува (lose value) · pl dewaluować (lower value of something) · mk обезвреднува (lower value of something) · az dəyərdən salmaq (lower value of something) · de abwerten (lower value of something) · cs devalvovat (lose value) · az qiymətdən düşmək (lose value)