Devalue

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  devalue
       v 1: remove the value from; deprive of its value [syn: {devaluate}]
       2: lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the
          painting"
       3: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again" [syn: {depreciate},
           {undervalue}, {devaluate}] [ant: {appreciate}]



From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "devalue":
     adulterate, alloy, canker, cheapen, circulate, coarsen, confound,
     contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, decry, defile, deflower,
     degenerate, degrade, demonetize, denature, deprave, desecrate,
     despoil, devaluate, distort, infect, issue, lower, mark down,
     misuse, pervert, poison, pollute, prostitute, ravage, ravish,
     reissue, remonetize, revalue, taint, twist, ulcerate, underrate,
     undervalue, utter, violate, vitiate, vulgarize, warp, write,
     write off