debase

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /dɪˈbeɪs/
• Rhymes: -eɪs

Verb

debase (third-person singular simple present debases, present participle debasing, simple past and past participle debased)

1. (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
2. (transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.
3. (transitive) To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

Synonyms

• (lower in character, quality, or value): adulterate, degrade, demean

Derived terms

Terms derived from debase

debased debasedness

debasement debaser

undebased

Translations

lower in character, etc

• Bulgarian: понижавам (bg) (ponižavam), унижавам (bg) (unižavam)
• Finnish: huonontaa, heikentää
• French: abâtardir (fr)
• German: erniedrigen (de), entwürdigen, herabsetzen (de), mindern, verschlechtern (de)

• Italian: avvilire (it)
• Romanian: degrada (ro)
• Russian: унижать (ru) (unižatʹ)
• Spanish: envilecer (es), degradar

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• Ido: chipigar (io)

Anagrams

• sea bed, seabed