"devalue" meaning in English

See devalue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːˈvæljuː/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-devalue.wav Forms: devalues [present, singular, third-person], devaluing [participle, present], devalued [participle, past], devalued [past]
Etymology: From de- + value. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|value}} de- + value Head templates: {{en-verb}} devalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)
  1. (transitive) To lower or remove the value of something. Tags: transitive Translations (lower value of something): dəyərdən salmaq (Azerbaijani), qiymətdən salmaq (Azerbaijani), devaluar (Catalan), 贬值 (biǎnzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), 降低价值 (Chinese Mandarin), devalvoida (Finnish), alentaa arvoa (Finnish), abwerten (German), entwerten (German), svalutare (Italian), обезвреднува (obezvrednuva) (Macedonian), dewaluować (Polish), devaluar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-devalue-en-verb-i6eJ-RDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 56 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of 'lower value of something': 68 32
  2. (intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate. Tags: intransitive Translations (lose value): dəyərdən düşmək (Azerbaijani), qiymətdən düşmək (Azerbaijani), 贬值 (biǎnzhí) (Chinese Mandarin), znehodnotit (Czech), devalvoitua (Finnish), menettää arvoa (Finnish), an Wert verlieren (German), sminurire (Italian), обезвреднува (obezvrednuva) (Macedonian), dewaluować (Polish)
    Sense id: en-devalue-en-verb-ugSm04oP Disambiguation of 'lose value': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: devaluate

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To lower or remove the value of something."
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      "word": "dəyərdən salmaq"
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      "sense": "lower value of something",
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      "sense": "lose value",
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