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debase(dictionary)

debase (iou)



debase verb trans. M16.
[from DE- 1 + BASE noun1, verb. Cf. ABASE.]
Lower in position or rank, humiliate. M16-E19.
Decry, belittle, depreciate. M16-M18.
Lower in quality, value, or character, corrupt; adulterate; degrade. L16.
S. Johnson Words which convey ideas of dignity..are in time debased. I. Murdoch They simply resented their stepfather..as a debased version of human existence.
b. spec. Decrease the value of (coinage) by alloying etc. E17.
debasedness noun the quality or condition of being debased E18.
debasement noun (a) the action or process of debasing; debased condition; (b) abasement: L16.
debaser noun E17.