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devalue (iou) and ancienty (iou)


devalue (iou)



devalue verb trans. [di:'valju:] E20.
[from DE- 3 + VALUE noun.]
Reduce or annul the value of; deprive of value; spec. reduce the official value of (a currency) relative to gold or another currency.
Lyndon B. Johnson The British government had decided to devalue the pound from $2.80 to $2.40. M. Sarton Men still do rather consistently undervalue or devalue women's powers. W. Boyd The reek of corn beer on his breath tended to devalue his protestations of innocence.

ancienty (iou)



ancienty noun.LME.
[Anglo-Norman aunciente, Old & mod. French anciennete: see ANCIENT adjective, -TY1.]
The quality of having lived or existed for a long time. LME-M17.
The time long past; antiquity. Long rare. LME-E19.
Distance in past time. L15-L16.
Seniority, priority. L15-L18.