demonetize
Americanverb (used with object)
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demonetizes,
present (3rd person singular)
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demonetized,
past participle, past
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demonetizing
present participle
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to divest (a monetary standard or the like) of value.
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to withdraw (money or the like) from use.
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to deprive (an issue of postage stamps) of validity by legal methods and without marking the stamps themselves.
verb
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to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
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to withdraw from use as currency
Other Word Forms
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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demonetizesimple
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demonetizessimple
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have demonetizedperfect
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has demonetizedperfect
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am demonetizingprogressive
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are demonetizingprogressive
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is demonetizingprogressive
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have been demonetizingperfect progressive
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has been demonetizingperfect progressive
Past
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demonetizedsimple
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had demonetizedperfect
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was demonetizingprogressive
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were demonetizingprogressive
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had been demonetizingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of demonetize
From the French word démonétiser, dating back to 1850–55. See de-, monetize
Example Sentences
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While Atlas is selling outrageous content as “clickbait central,” as West said, Atlas is also clearly aware that YouTube and other platforms will demonetize an episode if the bots catch certain semi-banned trigger words.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025
At a minimum, social media companies must bolster their moderation of climate and other disinformation, enforce their own standards and demonetize advertisements promoting false content in all languages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023
In a statement, a spokesperson for Google — YouTube’s parent company — said it requires creators and advertisers to comply with all applicable sanctions and demonetize any content that violates its policies.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 8, 2022
“If you choose to do it, one person could easily demonetize these terms.”
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
As a sequel we should have to demonetize silver completely.
From If Not Silver, What? by John W. Bookwalter
X did not respond when AFP asked how many accounts it had demonetized since Bier's announcement.
From Barron's ● Mar. 15, 2026
However, despite the lawsuit and Rockelle’s YouTube account being demonetized as a result of the allegations, Smith and Rockelle are still producing content.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
For instance, starting in 2017, some LGBTQ+ YouTubers said they found their videos were hidden or demonetized when their titles included words such as “transgender.”
From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2023
In November, Mr. Musk said Twitter’s policy was to allow freedom of speech but not “freedom of reach,” and he noted that negative and hateful tweets would be deboosted and demonetized.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
In 1842 a proclamation was issued giving currency to half-farthings, and there were several issues, but they were demonetized in 1869.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" by Various
In response to her complaints, the filing says, the company "retaliated against her, demonetizing her X account and generating multitudes more images of her".
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
Silk, whose real name is Rochelle Richardson, also accused YouTube of demonetizing their videos.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2018
Aghdam complained about YouTube online She regularly posted videos about veganism and animal rights and claimed that YouTube was deliberately filtering and demonetizing her work to stop it from getting views.
From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2018
Schmanke is just one of several YouTubers who has had issues with YouTube demonetizing or limiting ads on their iPhone X videos in recent weeks.
From The Verge ● Nov. 14, 2017
And as it is admitted that the tendency of the metals is to depreciate, this tendency should be arrested by demonetizing one of them.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by John P. (John Percival) Jones
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