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devalued

devalued is the simple past and past participle of devalue.

Meaning of devalue

Verb

devalue (third-person singular simple present devalues, present participle devaluing, simple past and past participle devalued)

  1. (transitive) To lower or remove the value of something.
    • Scotland is beaten only by properties in London, which increase in value by 64% on average when within half a mile of a station - although in some cases in the capital, being near to a station devalues the house.2023 January 25, Mel Holley, “Network News: London leads the way on rail-related house price surge”, in RAIL, number 975, page 15
  2. (intransitive) To lose value; to depreciate.

Words formed from devalued

Questions about devalued

What is devalued the simple past and past participle of?
Devalued is the simple past and past participle of devalue.

Words near devalued in the dictionary

  1. devaluations
  2. devaluative
  3. devaluator
  4. devaluators
  5. devalue
  6. devalued
  7. devaluer
  8. devaluers
  9. devalues
  10. devaluing
  11. devaluings

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