as in to reduce
to diminish the price or value of
normally, significant damage would devalue an antique
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Recent Examples of devalue
The trade charts show somewhat even value, but that’s because future picks are devalued.
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The position has become so devalued through the years there have been only 18 inside linebackers (not edge rushers) taken in the first round the past decade.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
In this country, we are obsessed with content and curriculum, all the while devaluing presence and proximity, which are two teaching values hard to describe or quantify (or, indeed, teach).
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
From threats to collective bargaining to dismissive rhetoric, many feel devalued.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The position has become so devalued through the years there have been only 18 inside linebackers (not edge rushers) taken in the first round the past decade.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
In this country, we are obsessed with content and curriculum, all the while devaluing presence and proximity, which are two teaching values hard to describe or quantify (or, indeed, teach).
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
From threats to collective bargaining to dismissive rhetoric, many feel devalued.
—Gena Cox, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for devalue
reduce
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Their original sentences, which were 12 years and seven years, respectively, were reduced in September 2023.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
28 May 2025
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With Bayern aiming to reduce their wage bill, the Wirtz signing would have come at the cost of at least an extra €20million (£16.8m, $22.7m) per year, on top of a transfer fee somewhere between €100m and €150m.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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“Devalue.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/devalue. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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