devalorize

devalorize
\(ˈ)dē+\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: French dévaloriser, from dé- de- (from Old French des-) + valor- (alteration — influenced by Medieval Latin valor — of valeur value, from Medieval Latin valor) + -iser -ize — more at valor
: to diminish the value of : devalue

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  • devalorize — verb To devalue …   Wiktionary

  • devalorize — de·valorize …   English syllables

  • depreciate — [v1] devalue, lose value abate, cheapen, decay, decrease, decry, deflate, depress, deteriorate, devalorize, diminish, downgrade, drop, dwindle, erode, fall, lessen, lower, mark down, reduce, soften, underrate, undervalue, worsen, write down,… …   New thesaurus

  • devalue — [v] depreciate cheapen, cut rate, debase, decrease, decry, devalorize, devaluate, knock off, lower, mark down, nose dive, revalue, take down, underrate, undervalue, write down, write off; concepts 330,335 Ant. increase, overvalue, raise  …   New thesaurus

  • downgrade — [n] slope decline, declivity, descent, dip, hill, inclination, pitch; concepts 509,738 Ant. upgrade downgrade [v] lower in opinion or rank abase, bench*, break*, bump*, bust*, declass, decrease, decry, degrade, demerit, demote, denigrate,… …   New thesaurus

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