debase
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /dɪˈbeɪs/
debase (debases, present participle debasing; past and past participle debased)
- (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- (transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.
- (transitive) To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
- (lower in character, quality, or value) abase, adulterate, degrade, demean
- French: abâtardir
- German: erniedrigen, entwürdigen, herabsetzen, mindern, verschlechtern
- Italian: avvilire
- Portuguese: rebaixar
- Russian: унижать
- Spanish: envilecer, degradar
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