verb
- reducing or lowering the worth, importance, or effectiveness of something
Usage: present participle of devaluate
Examples
- The company is devaluating its older products to make room for new models.
- Critics accused the policy of devaluating the importance of education.
- The constant criticism was devaluating her self-confidence.
- Economic instability is devaluating the local currency.
- He felt the new system was devaluating his years of experience.
- The scandal ended up devaluating the entire organization’s reputation.