Definition of debase
Verbs
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
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- corrupt, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate
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carnalise, carnalize, sensualise, sensualize
debase through carnal gratification
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infect
corrupt with ideas or an ideology
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lead astray, lead off
teach immoral behavior to
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poison
spoil as if by poison
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bastardise, bastardize
change something so that its value declines; for example, art forms
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suborn
incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
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- alloy
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devalue
lower the value or quality of
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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- adulterate, dilute, load, stretch
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extend
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
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water down
thin by adding water to
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doctor, doctor up, sophisticate
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
Vocabulary Lists for debase
George Orwell's 1984" Part 1 (comprehensive) »(2491 words)
Comprehensive vocabulary list for George Orwell's...
- newspeak
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- doublethink
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
- habituate
- neutralised
- coherently
- corrode
- predispose
George Orwell's "1984" Part 1 »(312 words)
Vocabulary study list for George Orwell's "1984" (Part...
- alterable
- garble
- abbreviate
- indoctrinate
- collate