[syn: depreciate, undervalue, devaluate, devalue]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
devalue
v 1: remove the value from; deprive of its value [syn:
devalue, 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, devalue] [ant:
appreciate, apprise, apprize, revalue]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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