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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INTUITIVELY

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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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