devaluating
Lowering perceived importance
Devaluating is the present participle of devaluate, a less common variant of devalue.
Both mean to reduce the worth of something—either officially lowering a currency's exchange rate or diminishing something's perceived importance: The central bank is devaluating the peso, Stop devaluating your own contributions.
Devaluing is more frequent in standard usage.
Weaken by stealth
- weakenReduce in strength
- erodeDiminish through persistent friction
- impairTo diminish or damage
- compromiseAgreement through mutual sacrifice
undercut · degrade · deteriorate · destabilize · sabotage · dilute · corrode · sap
To make something seem unimportant
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
trivialize · dismiss · discredit · underestimate · demean · deprecate · deride · slight
Asset value reduction over time
- forexCurrency trading market
- pesoLatin American currency
- rupeeIndian monetary unit
- liraHistoric Mediterranean currency
ruble · dinar · baht · zloty · forint · krona · rial · naira
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
- austerityEnforced economic stringency
undermine
Weaken by stealth
compromise · undercut · degrade · deteriorate · destabilize · sabotage · dilute · corrode · sap
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- downplayDiminish perceived importance
minimize · trivialize · dismiss · discredit · underestimate · demean · deprecate · deride · slight
depreciation
Asset value reduction over time
lira · ruble · dinar · baht · zloty · forint · krona · rial · naira · cedi
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- inflationSustained price level increase
- hyperinflationExtreme rapid price escalation
- stagflationStagnant growth meets inflation
devaluatingrevaluing
Assessing worth again
appreciating · strengthening · inflating · boosting · propping up
devaluatingappreciating
Recognizing value or quality
valuing · elevating · esteeming · prizing · treasuring
- currency devaluationReducing money's official value