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)
- (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- (transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.[1]
- (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): abase, adulterate, degrade, demean
Derived terms
Terms derived from debase
Translations
lower in character, etc
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References
- ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.
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