单词 | devalue |
释义 | devalue, v.|diːˈvæljuː| [f. de- II. 2 + value n.] trans. To reduce or annul the value of; to deprive of value; spec. to effect the devaluation of (a currency). Also absol. Hence deˈvalued ppl. a.
1918Guardian 24 Oct. 847/3 The chemist has succeeded in devaluing the ruby. 1925Glasgow Herald 29 Apr. 10 To return to the gold standard on the basis of a devalued sovereign. 1956C. Wilson Outsider v. 133 Hegel..de-valued life, failed to recognize that thought is only an instrument to ‘more abundant life’. 1957Times 18 Nov. p. iii/1 The pound would have to be devalued. 1965New Statesman 23 Apr. 631/1 Wilson missed his chance to devalue last October. |

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