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Devalue
//diːˈvæljuː// verb
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Verb
- 1 To lower or remove the value of something. transitive
"Scotland is beaten only by properties in London, which increase in value by 64% on average when within half a mile of a station - although in some cases in the capital, being near to a station devalues the house."
- 2 lose in value wordnet
- 3 To lose value; to depreciate. intransitive
- 4 lower the value or quality of wordnet
- 5 remove the value from; deprive of its value wordnet
Etymology
From de- + value.
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