| 单词 | devalue |
| 释义 | devalue (once / 3469 pages) v When you make something less valuable or less important, you devalue it. You might devalue your car by spray painting it black and letting your dog chew the upholstery. Economists and business reporters often use the verb devalue when they talk about the currency — or money — of different countries, and what it's worth in comparison to other currencies. Sometimes countries will devalue their currency, for example, to get more people to buy their exported products. But you can also devalue a relationship by neglecting it, or devalue a diamond ring by chipping it. Devaluation came before devalue, with a Latin root of valere, "be strong or be of value." WORD FAMILYdevalue: devaluate, devaluation, devalued, devalues, devaluing+/devaluate: devaluated, devaluates, devaluating/devaluation: devaluations/invaluable: invaluableness, invaluably/overvalue: overvaluation, overvalued, overvalueing, overvalues, overvaluing/revaluation: revaluations/revalue: revaluation, revalued, revalues, revaluing/undervaluation: undervaluations/undervalue: undervaluation, undervalued, undervalues, undervaluing/valuable: invaluable, valuableness, valuables, valuably/valuate: valuating, valuation, valuator/valuation: valuations/valuator: valuators/value: devalue, overvalue, revalue, undervalue, valuable, valuate, valued, valueless, valuer, values, valuing/valued: multi-valued, unvalued/valueless: valuelessness/valuer: valuers USAGE EXAMPLESLike driving a new car off a dealership forecourt, I just can’t bear to devalue them. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) And there was talk about money — India’s recent devaluing of its currency in an apparent effort to cut graft and tax evasion. Time(Jan 01, 2017) As the dollar rises against foreign currencies, it devalues securities denominated in those currencies. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v lower the value or quality of The tear devalues the painting Hypo|Hyper depreciate lower the value of something alloy, debaselower in value by increasing the base-metal content lour, lowerset lower expense, write down, write offreduce the estimated value of something deratelower the rated electrical capability of electrical apparatus subdue, subordinatemake subordinate, dependent, or subservient alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 2v remove the value from; deprive of its value Syn|Hypo|Hyper devaluate demonetise, demonetize deprive of value for payment cheapen, degrade lower the grade of something; reduce its worth 3v lose in value Syn|Ant|Hyper depreciate, devaluate, undervalue depreciate lower the value of something appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue gain in value appreciate, apprise, apprizeincrease the value of decrease, diminish, fall, lessen decrease in size, extent, or range |
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