VERB | change | devalue, devaluate | remove the value from |
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change | devalue | lower the value or quality of | |
change | devalue, depreciate, undervalue, devaluate | lose in value |
Sounds | dihvae'lyuw. | |
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Rhymes | anew ... Yue: 59 rhymes with yuw... |
Meaning | Remove the value from; deprive of its value. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | devaluate | |
Narrower | demonetize, demonetise | deprive of value for payment |
Broader | degrade, cheapen | Lower the grade of something |
Spanish | depreciar, desvalorizar, devaluar | |
Catalan | depreciar, desvalorar, devaluar | |
Nouns | devaluation | the reduction of something's value or worth |
Meaning | lower the value or quality of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The tear devalues the painting" | |
Narrower | debase, alloy | lower in value by increasing the base-metal content |
depreciate | lower the value of something | |
lower, lour | Set lower | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | desvalorizar, devaluar | |
Catalan | desvalorar, devaluar | |
Nouns | devaluation | the reduction of something's value or worth |
devaluation | an official lowering of a nation's currency |
Meaning | Lose in value. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s | |
Synonyms | depreciate, undervalue, devaluate | |
Broader | decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range |
Opposite | appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue | gain in value |
Similar to | depreciate | lower the value of something |
Spanish | depreciar, desvalorar, desvalorizarse, desvalorizar, devaluar | |
Catalan | depreciar, desvalorar-se, desvalorar, devaluar | |
Nouns | devaluation | an official lowering of a nation's currency |
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