devalue vs alloy

devalue is not a noun while alloy is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
devalue	No	No	Yes	No
alloy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, alloy is a hyponym of devalue; that is, alloy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than devalue:

Other hyponyms of devalue include depreciate, debase, lour, lower.

devalue (noun)	alloy (noun)
	the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something
	a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten

devalue (verb)	alloy (verb)
lower the value or quality of	lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
lose in value	make an alloy of
remove the value from; deprive of its value