debase

de·base

D0061700 (dĭ-bās′)tr.v. de·based, de·bas·ing, de·bas·es To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade.

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[de- + base.]

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de·base′ment n.de·bas′er n.Synonyms: debase, degrade, abase, demean²
These verbs mean to lower in character or quality. Debase implies reduction in quality or value: "debasing the moral currency" (George Eliot).
Degrade implies reduction to a state of shame or disgrace: "If I pitied you for crying ... you should spurn such pity.... Rise, and don't degrade yourself into an abject reptile!" (Emily Brontë).
Abase refers principally to loss of rank or prestige: "Meg pardoned him, and Mrs. March's grave face relaxed ... when she heard him declare that he would ... abase himself like a worm before the injured damsel" (Louisa May Alcott).
Demean suggests lowering in social position: "It puts him where he can make the advances without demeaning himself" (William Dean Howells). See Also Synonyms at corrupt.

debase

(dɪˈbeɪs) vb (Metallurgy) (tr) to lower in quality, character, or value, as by adding cheaper metal to coins; adulterate[C16: see de-, base²] debasedness n deˈbasement n deˈbaser n deˈbasingly adv

de•base

(dɪˈbeɪs)

v.t. -based, -bas•ing. 1. to reduce in quality or value. 2. to lower in rank or dignity. [1555–65; de- + base²; compare abase] de•bas′ed•ness, n. de•base′ment, n. de•bas′er, n.

debase

Past participle: debased
Gerund: debasing

Imperative
debase
debase

Present
I debase
you debase
he/she/it debases
we debase
you debase
they debase

Preterite
I debased
you debased
he/she/it debased
we debased
you debased
they debased

Present Continuous
I am debasing
you are debasing
he/she/it is debasing
we are debasing
you are debasing
they are debasing

Present Perfect
I have debased
you have debased
he/she/it has debased
we have debased
you have debased
they have debased

Past Continuous
I was debasing
you were debasing
he/she/it was debasing
we were debasing
you were debasing
they were debasing

Past Perfect
I had debased
you had debased
he/she/it had debased
we had debased
you had debased
they had debased

Future
I will debase
you will debase
he/she/it will debase
we will debase
you will debase
they will debase

Future Perfect
I will have debased
you will have debased
he/she/it will have debased
we will have debased
you will have debased
they will have debased

Future Continuous
I will be debasing
you will be debasing
he/she/it will be debasing
we will be debasing
you will be debasing
they will be debasing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been debasing
you have been debasing
he/she/it has been debasing
we have been debasing
you have been debasing
they have been debasing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been debasing
you will have been debasing
he/she/it will have been debasing
we will have been debasing
you will have been debasing
they will have been debasing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been debasing
you had been debasing
he/she/it had been debasing
we had been debasing
you had been debasing
they had been debasing

Conditional
I would debase
you would debase
he/she/it would debase
we would debase
you would debase
they would debase

Past Conditional
I would have debased
you would have debased
he/she/it would have debased
we would have debased
you would have debased
they would have debased

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	debase - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"corrupt, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, vitiate, subvertalter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"carnalise, sensualise, sensualize, carnalize - debase through carnal gratificationinfect - corrupt with ideas or an ideology; "society was infected by racism"lead astray, lead off - teach immoral behavior to; "It was common practice to lead off the young ones, and teach them bad habits"poison - spoil as if by poison; "poison someone's mind"; "poison the atmosphere in the office"bastardise, bastardize - change something so that its value declines; for example, art formssuborn - incite to commit a crime or an evil deed; "He suborned his butler to cover up the murder of his wife"
	2.	debase - lower in value by increasing the base-metal contentalloymetallurgy - the science and technology of metalsdevalue - lower the value or quality of; "The tear devalues the painting"
	3.	debase - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"adulterate, dilute, load, stretchstretch, extend - increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; "stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"spoil, corrupt - alter from the originalwater down - thin by adding water to; "They watered down the moonshine"doctor, doctor up, sophisticate - alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive; "Sophisticate rose water with geraniol"

debase

verb1. (Formal) corrupt, contaminate, devalue, pollute, impair, taint, depreciate, defile, adulterate, vitiate, bastardize He claims that advertising debases the English language.
corrupt purify2. degrade, reduce, lower, shame, humble, disgrace, humiliate, demean, drag down, dishonour, cheapen, abase I won't debase myself by answering that question.
degrade elevate, uplift, exalt

debase

verb1. To lower in character or quality:cheapen, degrade, demean, downgrade.2. To make impure or inferior by deceptively adding foreign substances:adulterate, doctor, load, sophisticate.3. To ruin utterly in character or quality:animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp.

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