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verb
- 1. reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade: "the love episodes debase the dignity of the drama" Similar Opposite
- 2. lower the value of (coinage) by reducing the content of precious metal: historical "the King was forced to debase the coinage" Similar
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DEBASE definition: 1. to make something less good or less valuable: 2. to make someone morally worse or less…. Learn more.
debase: [verb] to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character.
Definition of debase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
debase: 1 v corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones Synonyms: adulterate , dilute , load , stretch extend , stretch increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance Types: water down thin by adding water to doctor , doctor up , sophisticate ...
To lower in quality, character, or value, as by adding cheaper metal to coins; adulterate.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
Debase definition: to reduce in quality or value; adulterate. See examples of DEBASE used in a sentence.
debase definition: to reduce the value or quality of something: . Learn more.
A complete guide to the word "DEBASE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
(Metallurgy) (tr) to lower in quality, character, or value, as by adding cheaper metal to coins; adulterate
DEBASE meaning: 1. to make something less good or less valuable: 2. to make someone morally worse or less…. Learn more.
