de·val·ue (dē-văl′yo͞o) also de·val·u·ate (-văl′yo͞o-āt′) v. de·val·ued , de·val·u·ing , de·val·ues also de·valu·at·ed or de·val·u·at·ing or de·val·u·ates
v. tr. 1. To lessen or cancel the value of.
2. To lower the exchange value of (a currency) by lowering its gold equivalency.
v. intr. To lower the exchange value of a currency by lowering its gold equivalency.
de·val′u·a′tion n.
de•val•ue (diˈvæl yu) v. -val•ued, -val•u•ing. v.t. 1. to set a lower exchange value on (a currency).
2. to divest of value.
v.i. 3. to undergo devaluation.
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devaluate Past participle: devaluatedGerund: devaluatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative devaluate devaluate
Present I devaluate you devaluate he/she/it devaluates we devaluate you devaluate they devaluate
Preterite I devaluated you devaluated he/she/it devaluated we devaluated you devaluated they devaluated
Present Continuous I am devaluating you are devaluating he/she/it is devaluating we are devaluating you are devaluating they are devaluating
Present Perfect I have devaluated you have devaluated he/she/it has devaluated we have devaluated you have devaluated they have devaluated
Past Continuous I was devaluating you were devaluating he/she/it was devaluating we were devaluating you were devaluating they were devaluating
Past Perfect I had devaluated you had devaluated he/she/it had devaluated we had devaluated you had devaluated they had devaluated
Future I will devaluate you will devaluate he/she/it will devaluate we will devaluate you will devaluate they will devaluate
Future Perfect I will have devaluated you will have devaluated he/she/it will have devaluated we will have devaluated you will have devaluated they will have devaluated
Future Continuous I will be devaluating you will be devaluating he/she/it will be devaluating we will be devaluating you will be devaluating they will be devaluating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been devaluating you have been devaluating he/she/it has been devaluating we have been devaluating you have been devaluating they have been devaluating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been devaluating you will have been devaluating he/she/it will have been devaluating we will have been devaluating you will have been devaluating they will have been devaluating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been devaluating you had been devaluating he/she/it had been devaluating we had been devaluating you had been devaluating they had been devaluating
Conditional I would devaluate you would devaluate he/she/it would devaluate we would devaluate you would devaluate they would devaluate
Past Conditional I would have devaluated you would have devaluated he/she/it would have devaluated we would have devaluated you would have devaluated they would have devaluated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. devaluate - remove the value from; deprive of its value2. devaluate - lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"decrease ,
diminish ,
lessen ,
fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
depreciate - lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"
devaluate verb To become or make less in price or value:
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devaluate - lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"