devalue

• POS: Verb (usu participle), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: de=val=ue

OXFORD DICTIONARY

devalue, v.tr. (devalues, devalued, devaluing)
1 reduce the value of.
2 Econ. reduce the value of (a currency) in relation to other currencies or to gold (opp. REVALUE).

Derivative

devaluation n.

THESAURUS

devalue

adulterate, alloy, canker, cheapen, circulate, coarsen, confound, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, decry, defile, deflower, degenerate, degrade, demonetize, denature, deprave, desecrate, despoil, devaluate, distort, infect, issue, lower, mark down, misuse, pervert, poison, pollute, prostitute, ravage, ravish, reissue, remonetize, revalue, taint, twist, ulcerate, underrate, undervalue, utter, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp, write, write off

ROGET THESAURUS

devalue

Money

VB amount to, come to, mount up to, touch the pocket, draw, draw upon, indorse, issue, utter, discount, back, demonetize, remonetize, fiscalize, monetize, circulate, be in circulation, be out of circulation, mint (coins), coin, print (paper currency), inflate, deflate, debase, devalue, revalue, circulate, put in circulation, withdraw from circulation, exchange currencies, change money, charge interest, pay interest, lose interest.