"devaluate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /dɪˈvæl.juː.eɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dɪˈvæl.ju.eɪt/ [General-American], /dɪˈvæl.jʉː.æɪt/ [General-Australian] Forms: devaluates [present, singular, third-person], devaluating [participle, present], devaluated [participle, past], devaluated [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} devaluate (third-person singular simple present devaluates, present participle devaluating, simple past and past participle devaluated)
  1. (transitive) To devalue, reduce in value. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-devaluate-en-verb-E05JPsMI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for devaluate meaning in English (1.6kB)

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