"debase" meaning in All languages combined

See debase on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /dɪˈbeɪs/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-debase.wav [UK] Forms: debase [canonical], debases [third-person, singular], debased [past], debased [past, participle], debasing [present, participle]
Etymology: de- + base Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|de|base}} de- + base Head templates: {{verb|debas|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you debase something, you reduce its quality or value. Synonyms: degrade
    Sense id: simple-debase-en-verb-GIGqUihy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with de-
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