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v. To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See Synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade.

v. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

v. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

v. 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

To reduce in quality or state; impair the purity, worth, or credit of; vitiate; adulterate: as, to debase gold or silver by alloy.

To lower or impair morally; degrade.

Synonyms Debase, Degrade, etc. (see abase), lower, deteriorate, dishonor, alloy, taint, corrupt, defile. See list under degrade.

v. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

v. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

v. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

"It should be called a debase rather than a debate."

debased    debases    debasing   

devalue   

degrade    abase    adulterate    corrupt    decline    demean   

Ace    Chase    Grace    Mace    Race    ace    apace    base    bass    brace   

self-engrossed    defenceman    petitio    nefittifi    cenote    fire!    bad-ass    harmonist    waterpot    footprint