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Debase

/dɪˈbeɪs/

To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

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📖 Definitions of "Debase"

verb

1
To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
2
To lower in position or rank.
3
To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

🔄 Synonyms of "Debase"

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
vitiateverb	(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
profanenoun	Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect, irreverence, or scorn; blasphemous, impious.
pervertverb	A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
debauchnoun	(transitive) To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
depraveverb	(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
alloynoun	A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal.
stretchnoun	(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
diluteverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
demoralizeverb	To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
water downverb	(idiomatic) To make weaker, less effective.
adulterateverb	(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
misdirectverb	To direct something wrongly

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Debase"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
vitiateverb	(transitive) To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.
demoralizeverb	To destroy the morale of; to dishearten.
depraveverb	(transitive) To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt
pervertverb	(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure
profaneverb	(transitive) To violate (something sacred); to treat with abuse, irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate
adulterateverb	(transitive) To make less valuable or spoil (something) by adding impurities or other substances.
misdirectverb	To direct something wrongly
water downverb	(idiomatic) To make weaker, less effective.
diluteverb	(transitive) To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
debauchverb	(transitive) To morally corrupt (someone); to seduce.
stretchverb	(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.
corruptverb	Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
alloyverb	To mix or combine; often used of metals.
cheapenverb	(transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
lowerverb	Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
humbleverb	(transitive, often reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
demeanverb	To debase; to lower; to degrade.
disbaseverb	(transitive, obsolete) To debase or degrade.
degradeverb	(transitive) To lower in value or social position.
abasenoun	(transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.