debase (verb)

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• debase — ► VERB ▪ lower the quality, value, or character of. DERIVATIVES debasement noun …   English terms dictionary

• debase — 1 Debase, vitiate, deprave, corrupt, debauch, pervert mean to cause a person or thing to become impaired and lowered in quality or character and share certain distinctions in implications and connotations with the adjectives (usually participial… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• debase — verb (T) 1 informal to reduce the quality or value of something: a once rational society debased by war and corruption 2 debase yourself to do something that makes other people have less respect for you: women forced to debase themselves by… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• debase — I verb abase, adulterate, bastardize, befoul, cheapen, coarsen, contaminate, corrumpere, corrupt, debauch, defile, degrade, dehumanize, demoralize, deprave, depreciate, depress, desecrate, deteriorate, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, downgrade,… …   Law dictionary

• debase — (v.) 1560s, from DE (Cf. de ) down + BASE (Cf. base) (adj.) low, on analogy of abase (or, alternatively, from obsolete verb base to abuse ) …   Etymology dictionary

• debase — verb a) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. b) To lower in position or rank …   Wiktionary

• debase — verb 1) the moral code has been debased Syn: degrade, devalue, demean, cheapen, prostitute, discredit, drag down, tarnish, blacken, blemish; disgrace, dishonor, shame; damage, harm, undermine …   Thesaurus of popular words

• debase — UK [dɪˈbeɪs] / US verb [transitive] Word forms debase : present tense I/you/we/they debase he/she/it debases present participle debasing past tense debased past participle debased formal to reduce the value, quality, or status of something •… …   English dictionary

• debase — transitive verb Date: 1565 1. to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character 2. a. to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base metal content b. to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit) • debasement noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• debase — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. corrupt, pervert, deprave, debauch, humble, degrade, cheapen, devalue, demean, lower, abase, vitiate; see also corrupt 1 . Syn. debase implies generally a lowering in quality, value, dignity, etc. [ greed had debased his… …   English dictionary for students

• debase — de|base [ dı beıs ] verb transitive FORMAL to reduce the value, quality, or status of something debase yourself to behave in a way that makes people lose respect for you ╾ de|base|ment noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English