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debased

 
Adjective debased has 3 senses
  1. adulterate, adulterated, debased - mixed with impurities
    Antonym: pure (indirect, via impure)
  2. debased, devalued, degraded - lowered in value; "the dollar is low"; "a debased currency"
    Antonym: high (indirect, via low)
  3. corrupted, debased, vitiated - ruined in character or quality
    Antonym: incorrupt (indirect, via corrupt)
Verb debase has 3 senses
  1. corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, debase, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect - corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived form: noun debasement2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
  2. debase, alloy - lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
    --2 is one way to devalue
    Derived form: noun debaser1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  3. adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
    --3 is one way to corrupt, spoil
    Derived form: noun debasement1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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