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debasing Definition


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debase
verb
    1. To lower the value, quality, or status of something.
      Thesaurus: lower, demean, shame, degrade, defile, depreciate, humiliate, humble, cheapen, bastardize, taint, pollute; Antonym: elevate, upgrade.
    2. To lower the value of (a coin) by adding metal of a lower value.
Derivative: debased
adj
    Lowered in value or status; spoiled.
      Thesaurus: corrupt, debauched, depraved, perverted, sordid, vile, degenerate, adulterated, degraded, polluted, devalued; Antonym: elevated, pure.
Derivative: debasement
noun
    Derivative: debaser
    noun
      Derivative: debasing
      adj
        Derivative: debasingly
        adverb
          Etymology: 16c: de- 1 + abase.



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