debase
- (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- (archaic, transitive) To lower in position or rank.
- (transitive) To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈbeɪs/
Etymology
In summary
From de- + base, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus. Cognate with Spanish debajo (“under, beneath, below”). Compare abase.
disparage
abâtardir
erniedrigen
εξευτελίζω
vernederen
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