debase — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

And just as history will decide whether the leaders of today's world employed the atom to destroy the world or rebuild it for mankind's benefit, so will history decide whether today's broadcasters employed their powerful voice to enrich the people or to debase them.

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.

Collocations

3

DEBASE + NOUN

ourselves, yourself

PREP.

with

ADV.

such

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or infer

verb — lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

alloy

verb — corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

5

01

And just as history will decide whether the leaders of today's world employed the atom to destroy the world or rebuild it for mankind's benefit, so will history decide whether today's broadcasters emp

Wiktionary

02

You will debase yourself with such behavior.

Tatoeba · #41440

03

Why would you debase yourself like that?

Tatoeba · #11074271

04

Believe me, Tom, it's not possible for you to debase yourself.

Tatoeba · #11074278

05

We cannot, as a government, debase ourselves to the level of the criminals that we punish.

Tatoeba · #11176484

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, debase is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.