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Debase Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Debase?
[v] corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
[v] lower in value by increasing the base-metal content; of metals [v] corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals" Synonyms | Synonyms for Debase: adulterate | alloy | corrupt | debauch | demoralise | demoralize | deprave | dilute | misdirect | pervert | profane | stretch | subvert | vitiate Related Terms | Find terms related to Debase: abase | abash | abuse | adulterate | alloy | bastardize | bear down | befoul | belittle | bring down | bring into discredit | bring low | bring shame upon | brutalize | bump | bust | canker | cast down | cast reproach upon | cheapen | coarsen | commercialize | confound | contaminate | convert | corrupt | couch | cripple | crush | cry down | cut | damage | debauch | debilitate | decry | defalcate | defile | deflower | defrock | degenerate | degrade | demean | demoralize | demote | denaturalize | denature | deplume | deprave | deprecate | depreciate | depress | derogate from | desecrate | despoil | detract from | detrude | devalue | dilute | diminish | disable | disapprove of | discredit | disgrace | disgrade | dishonor | disparage | displume | distort | divert | doctor | doctor up | downbear | downgrade | dump | dump on | embezzle | enfeeble | fortify | foul | harm | haul down | hold in contempt | humble | humiliate | impair | impute shame to | indent | infect | injure | knock | lace | let down | load | lower | make little of | maladminister | mar | minimize | misapply | misappropriate | misemploy | mishandle | mismanage | misuse | peculate | pervert | pilfer | pillory | poison | pollute | press down | profane | prostitute | pull down | push down | put down | put to shame | ravage | ravish | reduce | reflect discredit upon | reproach | rot | run down | sap | set down | shame | sink | slight | sophisticate | speak ill of | spike | spoil | stain | strip of rank | submit to indignity | taint | take down | tamper with | thrust down | trip up | twist | ulcerate | undermine | unfrock | violate | vitiate | vulgarize | warp | water | water down | weaken | weight | worsen See Also | alter | bastardise | bastardize | carnalise | carnalize | change | corrupt | devalue | doctor | doctor up | infect | lead astray | lead off | poison | sensualise | sensualize | sophisticate | spoil | suborn | water down | whore Debase In Webster's Dictionary \De*base"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debased}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Debasing}.] [Pref. de- + base. See {Base}, a., and cf.
{Abase}.]
To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth,
dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to
deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime;
to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar
words.
The coin which was adulterated and debased. --Hale.
It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase
religion with such frivolous disputes. --Hooker.
And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. --Pope.
Syn: To abase; degrade. See {Abase}.
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