DEVALUE

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

(verb) lose in value; “The dollar depreciated again”

devalue

(verb) lower the value or quality of; “The tear devalues the painting”

devalue, devaluate

(verb) remove the value from; deprive of its value

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

devalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)

To lower or remove the value of something.

To lose value; to depreciate.

Synonyms

• devaluate

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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