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diminish vs devalue

devalue vs diminish

diminish and devalue both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
diminish No No Yes No
devalue No No Yes No
As verbs, devalue is a hyponym of diminish; that is, devalue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than diminish:
  • diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range
  • devalue: 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, devaluate, undervalue, shorten, thin out, decline, go down, wane, wane, wane, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, decrescendo.
diminish (verb) devalue (verb)
decrease in size, extent, or range lower the value or quality of
lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of lose in value
remove the value from; deprive of its value
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