devaluate
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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devaluates,
present (3rd person singular)
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devaluated,
past participle, past
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devaluating
present participle
Other Word Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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devaluatesimple
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devaluatessimple
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have devaluatedperfect
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has devaluatedperfect
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am devaluatingprogressive
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are devaluatingprogressive
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is devaluatingprogressive
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have been devaluatingperfect progressive
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has been devaluatingperfect progressive
Past
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devaluatedsimple
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had devaluatedperfect
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was devaluatingprogressive
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were devaluatingprogressive
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had been devaluatingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of devaluate
Example Sentences
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He added that the long-term cost of EV ownership, "coupled with the fact that cars devaluate after 10 years", mean it "doesn't make any logical sense to buy one in the current economic climate".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
"But that's not the end of the war, that's the end of the battle for Aleppo. But it will have a major psychological impact and that we cannot devaluate at this stage."
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2016
Mr. Coté said China’s move to devaluate its currency has been ”a big surprise,’’ adding to anxiety over the global growth outlook.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2015
This proposes to devaluate all the world's currencies between 20 and 33%.
From Time Magazine Archive
Looks like the government might devaluate the dollar.
From The Common Man by George Luther Schelling
On Thursday, Kazakhstan, an exporter of oil and copper, devaluated its currency to help its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2015
Dollar based assets are devaluated and this makes foreign investment in the US less profitable while commodities such as oil increase in price.
From Economist ● Jun. 1, 2012
The cost of living has declined 30% despite the fact that Varvaressos has devaluated the drachma and raised wages.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sir: As a student who gratefully pads his pre-med requirements with "gut" courses, I salute any instructor with sufficient individuality to defy the anxiety mill which is today's university by inflating it with devaluated A's.
From Time Magazine Archive
It now bridges dramatically between life and death, in a world where the currency of both life and death is, for all practical purposes, devaluated.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
“Humility doesn’t consist in devaluating oneself but rather in that healthy realism that makes us recognize our potential and also our misery,” Francis said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
"We are not through the period of volatility that began in earnest last August when China started the process of devaluating its currency."
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2016
The government resisted devaluating the yuan during the Asian financial crisis in 1998, in large part due to their desire to be seen as Asia’s regional leader.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 13, 2015
"All Asian countries need to stop devaluating their currencies, it is a set of responsibilities, it is not just China," Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Friday.
From Reuters ● Feb. 20, 2011
Then he also subtracted $2,800,000,000 of "profit" from devaluating the gold content of the dollar, a decidedly tricky item.
From Time Magazine Archive
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