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diminish vs devaluate

devaluate vs diminish

diminish and devaluate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
devaluate No No Yes No
As verbs, devaluate is a hyponym of diminish; that is, devaluate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • devaluate: lose in value
Other hyponyms of diminish include break, shrink, shrivel, taper, drop off, fly, vanish, vaporize, break, ease off, ease up, flag, slacken off, weaken, boil down, concentrate, decoct, reduce, contract, shrink, shrink, shrivel, shrivel up, wither, abate, die away, let up, slack, slack off, deflate, dwindle, dwindle away, dwindle down, remit, de-escalate, depreciate, devalue, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
diminish (verb) devaluate (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lose in value
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of remove the value from; deprive of its value
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