debase

tr.v., -based, -bas·ing, -bas·es.
To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See synonyms at adulterate, corrupt, degrade.

[DE- + BASE².]

debasement de·base'ment n.
debaser de·bas'er n.

verb

1. To lower in character or quality: cheapen, degrade, demean, downgrade. See better/worse.
2. To make impure or inferior by deceptively adding foreign substances: adulterate, doctor, load, sophisticate. See clean/dirty.
3. To ruin utterly in character or quality: animalize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debauch, demoralize, deprave, pervert, stain, vitiate, warp. See clean/dirty, help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: adulterate
Antonyms: clean, clear, enhance, improve, purify

v

Definition: degrade, shame
Antonyms: elevate, honor, laud, praise, upgrade, value

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IN BRIEF: To lower in character, dignity, quality or value.

A person can debase a language by misusing it.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - fornedre, forringe v.hj.a. legering

Nederlands (Dutch)
degraderen, verlagen

Français (French)
v. tr. - abaisser, abâtardir, avilir, dégrader (qch), altérer (un métal), (Fin) déprécier, dévaloriser

Deutsch (German)
v. - entehren, entwerten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - υποτιμώ, υποβαθμίζω, εξευτελίζω

Italiano (Italian)
diffamare, svalutare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - humilhar, degradar, adulterar

Русский (Russian)
осквернить, обесценить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - degradar, deshonrar, desvalorizar, falsificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - degradera, försämra

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贬低, 降低

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貶低, 降低

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 품위를 떨어뜨리다, 가치를 하락 시키다, 체면을 잃다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 品性を落とす, 品質を低下させる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلل من قيمه أو منزله ( شخص) أو جودة ( شئ)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮זייף מטבע, השפיל‬

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