debase

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/dɪˈbeɪs/

Etimologie (Engels)

From de- + base, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus. Cognate with Spanish debajo (“under, beneath, below”).