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demonetize.

To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈmʌnətaɪz/UK/diːˈmʊnətaɪz/UK, Ireland, Northern-England/diˈmɑnətaɪz/General-American/diˈmɑnɪtaɪz/General-American
  1. To withdraw the status of legal tender from a coin (etc.) and remove it from circulation.

    transitive
  2. To declare ineligible or worthless as a medium of exchange or as legal tender.

    transitive
  3. To demote (published content, or its creator) so that it is no longer eligible to earn money for its publisher.

    Internet · transitive
    The site has the ability to demonetize a video.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English monetize English demonetize From de- + monetize.

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