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  • 61Corrupting — Corrupt Cor*rupt , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrupting}.] 1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to make putrid; to putrefy. [1913 Webster] 2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to… …

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  • 62Disbase — Dis*base , v. t. [Cf. {Debase}.] To debase or degrade. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before I disbased myself. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 63Vilified — Vilify Vil i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile + fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] [1913 Webster] When themselves they… …

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  • 64Vilify — Vil i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile + fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] [1913 Webster] When themselves they vilified To… …

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  • 65Vilifying — Vilify Vil i*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile + fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] [1913 Webster] When themselves they… …

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  • 66vitiate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin vitiatus, past participle of vitiare, from vitium fault, vice Date: 1534 1. to make faulty or defective ; impair < the comic impact is vitiated by obvious haste William Styron > 2. to debase in&#8230; …

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  • 67profane — I. transitive verb (profaned; profaning) Etymology: Middle English prophanen, from Anglo French prophaner, from Latin profanare, from profanus Date: 14th century 1. to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt ; desecrate 2.&#8230; …

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  • 68corrupt — corruptedly, adv. corruptedness, n. corrupter, corruptor, n. corruptive, adj. corruptively, adv. corruptly, adv. corruptness, n. /keuh rupt /, adj …

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  • 69demean — demean1 /di meen /, v.t. to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe. [1595 1605; DE + MEAN2, modeled on debase] Syn. degrade, humble, humiliate, mortify. Ant. dignify, honor. demean2 /di meen /,&#8230; …

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  • 70depreciate — de·pre·ci·ate /di prē shē ˌāt/ vb at·ed, at·ing vt: to subject to depreciation: lower the value of vi: to fall in value compare appreciate Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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