debase

Meaning

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.

Concepts

debase

degrade

humiliate

corrupt

abase

deprave

disgrace

adulterate

demean

pervert

profane

debauch

vitiate

humble

cheapen

alloy

subvert

depreciate

defile

discredit

lower

mortify

ruin

belittle

devalue

dishonor

deflate

taint

dilute

load

stretch

demoralise

demoralize

misdirect

depredate

derogate

foul

abridge

bring down

couch

cry down

cut up

decrease

demolish

destroy

diminish

downsize

draw

draw a line

drop

lessen

let down

look down

make a stroke

pull down

pull to pieces

reduce

roll out

run down

shrink

streak

wreck

write down

bad-mouth

denigrate

scorn

excoriate

put to shame

treat with contempt

damage

pollute

vilify

disparage

minimize

misjudge

underestimate

underrate

understate

undervalue

debasement

fight off

villify

downgrade

worsen

blast

blight

break

deface

deflower

deform

despoil

drag down

jaundice

mar

murder

discourage

affront

take down

falsify

counterfeit

fake

fudge

misrepresent

wangle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈbeɪs/

Etymology

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