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Embase
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What's The Definition Of Embase?Synonyms | Synonyms for Embase: Related Terms | Find terms related to Embase: See Also | Embase In Webster's Dictionary \Em*base"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + base, a. or v. t.: cf. OF.
embaissier.]
To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to
debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. [Obs.]
Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills.
--Sylvester.
Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the
better, but it embaseth it. --Bacon.
Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for
nothing but to embase divinity. --South.
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