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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Cite This Source
de·base    Audio Help   [di-beys] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -based, -bas·ing.
1.to reduce in quality or value; adulterate: They debased the value of the dollar.
2.to lower in rank, dignity, or significance: He wouldn't debase himself by doing manual labor.
[Origin: 1555–65; de- + base2; cf. abase]

—Related forms
de·bas·ed·ness    Audio Help   [di-bey-sid-nis, -beyst-] Pronunciation Key, noun
de·base·ment, noun
de·bas·er, noun
de·bas·ing·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. lower, vitiate, corrupt; contaminate, pollute, defile. 2. degrade, abase, demean, reduce.
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  debase
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  degrading
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  debase
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  adulteration, debasement, degeneracy, depravity, dishonor, humiliation, squalor, deglamorization, depravation, squalidity
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  debase
Part of Speech:  verb
Definition:  To lower in character or quality.
Synonyms:  cheapen, degrade, demean, downgrade
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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