devalorize

transitive verb

de·​valorize

(ˈ)dē+

-ed/-ing/-s

: to diminish the value of : devalue

Word History

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

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