debase

verb

de·base di-ˈbās How to pronounce debase (audio)

dē-

debased; debasing; debases

transitive verb

: to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character

debased himself by lying to his supporters

… a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw debasing the American flag.

Time

This is not to say that you should be prepared to debase camping standards.

The Scout Leader's Handbook

: to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content

: to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)

debasement

di-ˈbās-mənt How to pronounce debase (audio)

dē-

noun

debaser

di-ˈbā-sər How to pronounce debase (audio)

dē-

noun

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Debase is often used to talk about someone's lowered status or character. People are constantly blustering about the debased tastes of the ordinary American, and especially the debased music of America's youth. A commentator might observe that both candidates had managed to debase themselves by the end of a political campaign. Debase has a special meaning in economics: From time to time, governments find that they need to quietly debase their countries' currency by reducing the percentage of valuable metal in its coins; if they don't, the metal may become more valuable than the coin and people will begin melting the coins down and reselling the metal.

Example Sentences

The governor debased himself by lying to the public. The holiday has been debased by commercialism.

Recent Examples on the Web This fundamentally differentiates it from more traditional hedges that serve as a store of value for when central banks actively debase their currency through quantitative easing.

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2022 Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design.

New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla.

Luke Winkie, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021 The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust.

Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play.

Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies.

Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency.

WSJ, 10 Sep. 2020 To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself.

Isaac Schorr, National Review, 19 Aug. 2020 See More

debase

verb

as in to degrade

to lower in character, dignity, or quality we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies

Synonyms & Similar Words

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degrade
humiliate
subvert
demean
debauch
weaken
dilute
deteriorate
corrupt
bastardize
deprave
cheapen
destroy
pervert
abase
poison
pollute
ruin
mar
disgrace
vitiate
demoralize
damage
lessen
contaminate
canker
taint
impair
shame
prostitute
profane
defile
dishonor
warp
harm
dirty
humble
thin
tarnish
hurt
water down
wreck
befoul
spoil
deface
depreciate
flaw
stain
descend
begrime
blemish
downgrade
take down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

elevate
exalt
improve
ennoble
uplift
honor
enhance
enrich
better
amend
dignify
ameliorate
perfect
restore
refine
purify
clarify
clean
cleanse
respect
meliorate

as in to humiliate

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes our failure to win a single game completely debased us

Synonyms & Similar Words

humiliate
discredit
degrade
embarrass
demean
cheapen
dishonor
disgrace
shame
confuse
abase
insult
humble
smirch
chasten
diminish
rattle
criticize
disparage
belittle
lower
foul
take down
mortify
ridicule
minimize
detract
disconcert
malign
discountenance
defame
depreciate
confound
fluster
defile
discomfit
abash
sink
decry
slander
castigate
condemn
nonplus
faze
affront
denounce
discount
libel
cry down
execrate
write off
bad-mouth
reprehend
put down
censure
damn
reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

elevate
exalt
aggrandize
honor
recognize
commend
deify
celebrate
cite
canonize
acknowledge
extol
boast
applaud
decorate
congratulate
laud
tout
compliment
cheer
praise
extoll
eulogize
salute
ennoble
promote
highlight
hail
dignify
glorify
acclaim
enshrine
magnify
raise
advance
lift
uplift
upgrade
spotlight
boost
fete
idealize
romanticize
fête
enthrone
play up
ensky

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of debase are corrupt, debauch, deprave, pervert, and vitiate. While all these words mean "to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character," debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity.

commercialism has debased the holiday

The words corrupt and debase can be used in similar contexts, but corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity.

the belief that bureaucratese corrupts the language

The words debauch and debase are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence.

the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew

While in some cases nearly identical to debase, deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences.

the claim that society is depraved by pornography

The meanings of pervert and debase largely overlap; however, pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal.

perverted the original goals of the institute

While the synonyms vitiate and debase are close in meaning, vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect.

a foreign policy vitiated by partisanship

单词	debase
释义	debase verb de·base di-ˈbās dē- debased; debasing; debases transitive verb 1 : to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character debased himself by lying to his supporters … a constitutional amendment that would allow Congress to outlaw debasing the American flag. Time This is not to say that you should be prepared to debase camping standards. The Scout Leader's Handbook 2 a : to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content b : to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit) debasement di-ˈbās-mənt dē- noun debaser di-ˈbā-sər dē- noun Did you know? Debase is often used to talk about someone's lowered status or character. People are constantly blustering about the debased tastes of the ordinary American, and especially the debased music of America's youth. A commentator might observe that both candidates had managed to debase themselves by the end of a political campaign. Debase has a special meaning in economics: From time to time, governments find that they need to quietly debase their countries' currency by reducing the percentage of valuable metal in its coins; if they don't, the metal may become more valuable than the coin and people will begin melting the coins down and reselling the metal. Synonyms abase bastardize canker cheapen corrupt debauch degrade demean demoralize deprave deteriorate lessen pervert poison profane prostitute subvert vitiate warp See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The governor debased himself by lying to the public. The holiday has been debased by commercialism. Recent Examples on the Web This fundamentally differentiates it from more traditional hedges that serve as a store of value for when central banks actively debase their currency through quantitative easing. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2022 Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021 The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. WSJ, 10 Sep. 2020 To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. Isaac Schorr, National Review, 19 Aug. 2020 See More Word History First Known Use 1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1 debase verb 1 as in to degrade to lower in character, dignity, or quality we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance degrade humiliate subvert demean debauch weaken dilute deteriorate corrupt bastardize deprave cheapen destroy pervert abase poison pollute ruin mar disgrace vitiate demoralize damage lessen contaminate canker taint impair shame prostitute profane defile dishonor warp harm dirty humble thin tarnish hurt water down wreck befoul spoil deface depreciate flaw stain descend begrime blemish downgrade take down Antonyms & Near Antonyms elevate exalt improve ennoble uplift honor enhance enrich better amend dignify ameliorate perfect restore refine purify clarify clean cleanse respect meliorate See More 2 as in to humiliate to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes our failure to win a single game completely debased us Synonyms & Similar Words humiliate discredit degrade embarrass demean cheapen dishonor disgrace shame confuse abase insult humble smirch chasten diminish rattle criticize disparage belittle lower foul take down mortify ridicule minimize detract disconcert malign discountenance defame depreciate confound fluster defile discomfit abash sink decry slander castigate condemn nonplus faze affront denounce discount libel cry down execrate write off bad-mouth reprehend put down censure damn reprobate Antonyms & Near Antonyms elevate exalt aggrandize honor recognize commend deify celebrate cite canonize acknowledge extol boast applaud decorate congratulate laud tout compliment cheer praise extoll eulogize salute ennoble promote highlight hail dignify glorify acclaim enshrine magnify raise advance lift uplift upgrade spotlight boost fete idealize romanticize fête enthrone play up ensky See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of debase are corrupt, debauch, deprave, pervert, and vitiate. While all these words mean "to cause deterioration or lowering in quality or character," debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity. commercialism has debased the holiday The words corrupt and debase can be used in similar contexts, but corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity. the belief that bureaucratese corrupts the language The words debauch and debase are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, debauch implies a debasing through sensual indulgence. the long stay on a tropical isle had debauched the ship's crew While in some cases nearly identical to debase, deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences. the claim that society is depraved by pornography The meanings of pervert and debase largely overlap; however, pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal. perverted the original goals of the institute While the synonyms vitiate and debase are close in meaning, vitiate implies a destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by allowing entrance of a fault or defect. a foreign policy vitiated by partisanship
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debase

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