abwerten

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German

Etymology

ab- +‎ werten

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈapveːʁtən/
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Verb

abwerten (weak, third-person singular present wertet ab, past tense wertete ab, past participle abgewertet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to devaluate, to denigrate, to depreciate, to devalue
    Synonyms: entwerten, herabsetzen, herunterstufen
    Antonyms: aufwerten, heraufstufen, hochstufen

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Further reading

  • abwerten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • abwerten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • abwerten” in Duden online
  • abwerten” in OpenThesaurus.de