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de·mon·e·tize
(dē-mŏn′ĭ-tīz′, -mŭn′-)tr.v. de·mon·i·tized, de·mon·i·tiz·ing, de·mon·i·tiz·es
1. To divest (a coin, for example) of monetary value.
2. To stop using (a metal) as a monetary standard.
[French démonétiser : dé-, away from (from Old French de-; see de-) + Latin monēta, coin; see money.]
de·mon′e·ti·za′tion (-tĭ-zā′shən) n.
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demonetize
(diːˈmʌnɪˌtaɪz) ,demonetise
,demonetarize
ordemonetarise
vb (tr)
1. (Economics) to deprive (a metal) of its capacity as a monetary standard
2. (Economics) to withdraw from use as currency
deˌmonetiˈzation, deˌmonetiˈsation, deˌmonetariˈzation, deˌmonetariˈsation n
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de•mon•e•tize
(diˈmɒn ɪˌtaɪz, -ˈmʌn-)v.t. -tized, -tiz•ing.
1. to divest (a monetary standard) of value.
2. to withdraw (money) from use.
de•mon`e•ti•za′tion, n.
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demonetize
Past participle: demonetized
Gerund: demonetizing
| Imperative |
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| demonetize |
| demonetize |
| Present |
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| I demonetize |
| you demonetize |
| he/she/it demonetizes |
| we demonetize |
| you demonetize |
| they demonetize |
| Preterite |
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| I demonetized |
| you demonetized |
| he/she/it demonetized |
| we demonetized |
| you demonetized |
| they demonetized |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am demonetizing |
| you are demonetizing |
| he/she/it is demonetizing |
| we are demonetizing |
| you are demonetizing |
| they are demonetizing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have demonetized |
| you have demonetized |
| he/she/it has demonetized |
| we have demonetized |
| you have demonetized |
| they have demonetized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was demonetizing |
| you were demonetizing |
| he/she/it was demonetizing |
| we were demonetizing |
| you were demonetizing |
| they were demonetizing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had demonetized |
| you had demonetized |
| he/she/it had demonetized |
| we had demonetized |
| you had demonetized |
| they had demonetized |
| Future |
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| I will demonetize |
| you will demonetize |
| he/she/it will demonetize |
| we will demonetize |
| you will demonetize |
| they will demonetize |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have demonetized |
| you will have demonetized |
| he/she/it will have demonetized |
| we will have demonetized |
| you will have demonetized |
| they will have demonetized |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be demonetizing |
| you will be demonetizing |
| he/she/it will be demonetizing |
| we will be demonetizing |
| you will be demonetizing |
| they will be demonetizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demonetizing |
| you have been demonetizing |
| he/she/it has been demonetizing |
| we have been demonetizing |
| you have been demonetizing |
| they have been demonetizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demonetizing |
| you will have been demonetizing |
| he/she/it will have been demonetizing |
| we will have been demonetizing |
| you will have been demonetizing |
| they will have been demonetizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demonetizing |
| you had been demonetizing |
| he/she/it had been demonetizing |
| we had been demonetizing |
| you had been demonetizing |
| they had been demonetizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would demonetize |
| you would demonetize |
| he/she/it would demonetize |
| we would demonetize |
| you would demonetize |
| they would demonetize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demonetized |
| you would have demonetized |
| he/she/it would have demonetized |
| we would have demonetized |
| you would have demonetized |
| they would have demonetized |
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Verb 1. demonetize - deprive of value for payment; "demonetize a coin"
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