devalue

(-văl'yū-āt')

v., -ued, also -at·ed, -u·ing, -at·ing, -ues, -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.

devaluation de·val'u·a'tion n.

verb

To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, downgrade, lower², mark down, reduce, write down. See increase/decrease, money.

v

Definition: depreciate
Antonyms: increase, overvalue, raise

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: remove the value from; deprive of its value
  Synonym: devaluate

Meaning #2: lower the value or quality of

Meaning #3: lose in value
  Synonyms: depreciate, undervalue, devaluate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - devaluere
v. intr. - falde i værdi

Nederlands (Dutch)
devalueren, in waarde (doen) dalen (van geld), onderwaarderen

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Fin, fig) dévaluer
v. intr. - (Fin, Écon) être dévalué par rapport à, dévaloriser (une action), dévaluer (un gouvernement)

Deutsch (German)
v. - abwerten, devalvieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτιμώ/-ώμαι

Italiano (Italian)
svalutare, sottovalutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desvalorizar

Русский (Russian)
обесценивать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - devaluar, desvalorizar
v. intr. - devaluarse, desvalorizarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - devalvera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
减值, 贬值

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 減值, 貶值
v. intr. - 減值, 貶值

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (화폐를) 평가 절하하다
v. intr. - 가치를 떨어뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 価値を減ずる, 平価を切り下げる, 平価切下げを行なう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفض قيمه العمله مقابل العملات الأخرى أو الذهب, يخفض من قيمه شئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פיחת‬
v. intr. - ‮עבר פיחות ערך‬

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