debase
11debase — 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… …
12debase — debasedness /di bay sid nis, bayst /, n. debasement, n. debaser, n. debasingly, adv. /di bays /, v.t., debased, debasing. 1. to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar. 2. to lower in rank, dignity, or… …
13debase — 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… …
14debase — 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 …
15debase — [[t]dɪbe͟ɪs[/t]] debases, debasing, debased VERB To debase something means to reduce its value or quality. [FORMAL] [V n] The popular debate about environmental issues has debased the meaning of the word ecology... [V n] He said parliament and… …
16debase yourself — phrase to behave in a way that makes people lose respect for you Thesaurus: to harm your own reputationsynonym Main entry: debase …
17debase in quality — index degenerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
18debase — verb a) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. b) To lower in position or rank …
19debase — Synonyms and related words: abase, abash, abuse, adulterate, alloy, bastardize, bear down, befoul, belittle, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, brutalize, bump, bust, canker, cast down, cast reproach upon, cheapen,… …
20debase — de·base || dɪ beɪs v. humiliate, degrade; reduce the value of a coin by increasing its base metal content …
