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

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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