debase
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪs
[edit] Verb
debase (third-person singular simple present debases, present participle debasing, simple past and past participle debased)
- (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- (transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.[1]
[edit] Synonyms
- (lower in character, quality, or value): adulterate, degrade, demean
[edit] Derived terms
Terms derived from debase
[edit] Translations
lower in character, etc
[edit] References
- ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
