Adjective: devalued dee'val-yood
- Lowered in value
"The worth of citizenship is devalued when information is censored";
- debased, degraded
- Lower the value or quality of
"The tear devalues the painting"
- Remove the value from; deprive of its value
"The government's decision to devalue the currency shocked the markets";
- devaluate
- Lose in value
"The dollar devalued again";
- depreciate, devaluate
See also: low
Type of: alter, change, cheapen, come down, decrease, degrade, dent, diminish, fall, go down, lessen, modify, sink
Encyclopedia: Devalued
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