devalue :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (6)

v. remove the value from; deprive of its value

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

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Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (58)

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

devalue, lower the quality of, lower the value of

v. lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"

discount, give a discount on

v. give a reduction in price on; "I never discount these books-they sell like hot cakes"

v. lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

diminish, belittle

v. lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues"

lower, lour, make quieter, turn down

v. make lower or quieter; "turn down the volume of a radio"

cut, trim, reduce, cut back, cut down on, cut down, trim down, trim back, make a reduction in, bring down

v. cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

depreciate, deprecate

v. belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"

fall

v. suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

fall, fall freely

v. descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue

v. lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"

decline, wane, go down, grow smaller

v. grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"

degrade, cheapen

v. lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

flag, swag, sag, droop, loll

v. droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness

deflate, turn flaccid

v. become deflated or flaccid, as by losing air; "The balloons deflated"

dismay, get down, depress, deject, dispirit, demoralize, cast down, make gloomy

v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

underestimate, underrate

v. make too low an estimate of; "he underestimated the work that went into the renovation"; "Don't underestimate the danger of such a raft trip on this river"

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Antonyms (3)

appreciate, revalue

v. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"

v. become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased"

devalue

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