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单词 devalue
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devaluev.

/diːˈvaljuː/
Etymology: < de- prefix 2b + value n.
transitive. To reduce or annul the value of; to deprive of value; spec. to effect the devaluation of (a currency). Also absol.
ΘΚΠ
society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [verb (transitive)] > reduce value
lowa1513
embase1551
falsify1562
deprave1581
delay1586
debase1602
descry1602
decry1617
depreciate1656
discredit1721
devalue1918
devalorize1925
1918 Guardian 24 Oct. 847/3 The chemist has succeeded in devaluing the ruby.
1957 Times 18 Nov. p. iii/1 The pound would have to be devalued.
1965 New Statesman 23 Apr. 631/1 Wilson missed his chance to devalue last October.

Derivatives

deˈvalued adj.
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society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [adjective] > lowered in value
worse1423
base1581
embased1602
depreciated1790
light1839
debaseda1859
devalued1925
1925 Glasgow Herald 29 Apr. 10 To return to the gold standard on the basis of a devalued sovereign.
1956 C. Wilson Outsider v. 133 Hegel..de-valued life, failed to recognize that thought is only an instrument to ‘more abundant life’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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