⬇️ To lower value 💱 To reduce currency value

to devaluate

7.5

To make a country's money worth less compared with other currencies

verb
/ˌdiːˈvæljʊeɪt/

Specialized

: devaluar

The government decided to devaluate the currency to improve exports.

Examples

And at the time the president of the US was Richard Nixon, by the way, they were devaluating the dollar.
And at the time the president of the US was Richard Nixon, by the way, they were devaluating the dollar.
After the decision to devaluate the dollar, prices of imported goods rose significantly.
Many locals were concerned when the central bank announced plans to devaluate their money.

Synonyms

to devalue

vsto devaluate

Specialized

15 5.3

To lose value, especially a country's money compared to other money

is often used for cases caused by official government action or policy

to depreciate

vsto devaluate

Specialized

9 5.9

To lose value over time, especially money or assets

is used mainly for currencies and often involves government policy

to undervalue

vsto devaluate

Specialized

4 4.9

Become worth less over time

is used when value falls often through government action or economic events

Antonyms

to appreciate

Specialized

36 4.8

To increase in value over time

How Devalued

to plummet

93 5.8

fall

106 2.5

to devaluate

Specialized

7.5

to dip

47 2.5

Surface Forms

devaluate infinitive

devaluated past

devaluated past participle

devaluating present participle

devaluates third person singular

Morphology

devaluate = devalue (transparent) = value + ate

The verb is built from the recognizable base 'devalue' plus the productive verbal suffix '-ate', and the meaning directly follows from 'devalue'.

Etymology

Devaluate has the first part de- meaning 'down' and the rest value meaning 'worth', as in evaluate. So, when a country or an economy devaluates its currency, it is making that money worth less compared with other currencies.