Debased - English meaning
Debased – definitions in English dictionary
adjectiveReduced in quality or value.
Usage examples:
The debased traditions of sportsmanship
verbReduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
Usage examples:
The love episodes debase the dignity of the dramaverbLower the value of (coinage) by reducing the content of precious metal.
Usage examples:
The king was forced to debase the coinage
adjectiveWorse than before, especially morally; less valuable or deserving less respect than before
Usage examples:
He believes that acts of torture reveal how debased we are., our world view has become debased. we …
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Word origin
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘humiliate, belittle’): from de- ‘down’ + the obsolete verb base (compare with abase), expressing the notion ‘bring down completely’.
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Debased – similar words
debasement
nounThe action or process of reducing the quality or value of something.
Usage examples:
The outcome is rot and debasement of the system
debase
verbReduce (something) in quality or value; degrade.
Usage examples:
The love episodes debase the dignity of the drama
verbTo reduce in quality or value
Usage examples:
Television is often blamed for debasing american politics.
Debased synonims
abandoned
adjectiveHaving been deserted or left.
Usage examples:
An abandoned car
verbCease to support or look after (someone); desert.
Usage examples:
Her natural mother had abandoned her at an early age
adulterate
verbRender (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance.
Usage examples:
The brewer is said to adulterate his beer
adjectiveNot pure or genuine.
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Adulterate remedies
verbTo make something weaker or of worse quality by adding something else to it
Usage examples:
Saffron is very expensive, and is often adulterated with other plants.
alloy
nounA metal made by combining two or more metallic elements, especially to give greater strength or resistance to corrosion.
Usage examples:
An alloy of nickel, bronze, and zinc
verbMix (metals) to make an alloy.
Usage examples:
Alloying tin with copper to make bronze
nounA metal that is made by mixing together two or more metals, or a metal and another substance
base
nounThe lowest part or edge of something, especially the part on which it rests or is supported.
Usage examples:
She sat down at the base of a tree
verbUse (something specified) as the foundation or starting point for something.
Usage examples:
The film is based on a novel by pat conroy
adjectiveWithout moral principles; ignoble.
Usage examples:
The electorate's baser instincts of greed and selfishness
bastardize
verbChange (something) in such a way as to lower its quality or value, typically by adding new elements.
Usage examples:
Our biggest fear was they were going to take our script and bastardize it
verbTo change something in a way that makes it fail to represent the values and qualities that it is intended to represent
blacken
verbMake or become black or dark, especially as a result of burning, decay, or bruising.
Usage examples:
Stone blackened by the soot of ages
verbTo make something black
Usage examples:
For miles around, trees were blackened by the fire.
blemish
nounA small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.
Usage examples:
The girl's hands were without a blemish
verbSpoil the appearance or quality of (something).
Usage examples:
His reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy
nounA mark or fault that spoils the appearance of someone or something
Usage examples:
Makeup can cover up your skin blemishes., only one blemish spoiled her school record.
cheapen
verbReduce the price of.
Usage examples:
The depreciation of the dollar would cheapen us exports
verbTo make someone or something seem less valuable and less deserving of respect
Usage examples:
What the author hates about forgeries is that they cheapen true art.
contaminate
verbMake (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance.
Usage examples:
The site was found to be contaminated by radioactivity
verbTo make something less pure or make it poisonous
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The disease can be caused by a variety of viruses, bacteria, and other small organisms that contami…
verbTo make something less pure or make it poisonous
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The government recently reported that 10% of farmland has been destroyed by pollution and that heav…
corrupt
adjectiveHaving or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Usage examples:
Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials
verbCause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Usage examples:
There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts
adjectiveDishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money
Usage examples:
It’s been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation., your philosophy is corrupt., pol…
corrupted
verbCause to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Usage examples:
There is a continuing fear of firms corrupting politicians in the search for contracts
verbInfect; contaminate.
Usage examples:
The corrupting smell of death
adjectiveHaving or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain.
Usage examples:
Unscrupulous logging companies assisted by corrupt officials
criminal
nounA person who has committed a crime.
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These men are dangerous criminals
adjectiveRelating to crime.
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They are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage
adjectiveInvolving or having the character of a crime
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She may face criminal charges for lying to a grand jury., he had an extensive criminal record (= an…
debauched
adjectiveIndulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.
Usage examples:
A debauched lifestyle
verbDestroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.
Usage examples:
He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavoured to corrupt parliament
defile
verbDamage the purity or appearance of; mar or spoil.
Usage examples:
The land was defiled by a previous owner
nounA steep-sided narrow gorge or passage (originally one requiring troops to march in single file).
Usage examples:
The twisting track wormed its way up a defile to level ground
verb(of troops) march in single file.
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We emerged after defiling through the mountainsides
degenerate
adjectiveHaving lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.
Usage examples:
A degenerate form of a higher civilization
nounAn immoral or corrupt person.
Usage examples:
Get out of my house, you degenerate!
verbDecline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
Usage examples:
The quality of life had degenerated
degrade
verbTreat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
Usage examples:
She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women
verbTo reduce the quality of something
Usage examples:
Degrading water/air quality, degraded sound quality, the state is funding projects to restore degra…
verbTo become worse in quality, or to make something worse
Usage examples:
Unlike with a cassette player, the sound of the mp3 player doesn't degrade as the battery weakens.
degraded
adjectiveTreated or regarded with contempt or disrespect.
Usage examples:
She had felt cheap and degraded
verbTreat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
Usage examples:
She thought that many supposedly erotic pictures degraded women
verbPast simple and past participle of degrade
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Pornography degrades women., every day the environment is further degraded by toxic wastes., these …
demean
verbCause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something).
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I had demeaned the profession
verbConduct oneself in a particular way.
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No man demeaned himself so honourably
verbTo cause to become less respected
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I wouldn’t demean myself by asking my father for money., it was demeaning to be asked to leave beca…
depreciate
verbDiminish in value over a period of time.
Usage examples:
The latest cars will depreciate heavily in the first year
verbTo cause something to lose value, esp. over time
Usage examples:
Malawi’s currency was rapidly depreciating., the dollar’s depreciation will lead to higher inflatio…
verbWhen a company depreciates an asset, such as a piece of equipment, it reduces its value in its accounts over a certain length of time
Usage examples:
Machine tools are typically depreciated over seven years., the government allowed the currency to d…
devalue
verbReduce or underestimate the worth or importance of.
Usage examples:
I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement
verbTo reduce the rate at which one currency can be exchanged for another
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It caused a major crisis when the pound was devalued., the banking system was in trouble before the…
dilute
verbMake (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it.
Usage examples:
Bleach can be diluted with cold water
adjective(of a liquid) made thinner or weaker by having had water or another solvent added to it.
Usage examples:
The water turnover rates of hummingbirds feeding on dilute nectar are more similar to those of amph…
verbTo make a liquid weaker by mixing it with water or another liquid
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Dilute the bleach in water before adding it to the wash., he disinfected the tub with a solution of…
discredit
verbHarm the good reputation of.
Usage examples:
His remarks were taken out of context in an effort to discredit him
nounLoss or lack of reputation or respect.
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His actions were such that they brought discredit on his profession
verbTo give people reason to stop believing someone or to doubt the truth of something
Usage examples:
The old soviet economic model has been thoroughly discredited., it’s the job of the defense to disc…
disgrace
nounLoss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action.
Usage examples:
He left the army in disgrace
verbBring shame or discredit on.
Usage examples:
You have disgraced the family name
nounEmbarrassment and the loss of other people’s respect, or behavior that causes this
Usage examples:
He resigned in disgrace., he’s a disgrace to his family., the lies my opponent is telling about me …
dishonour
nounA state of shame or disgrace.
Usage examples:
They have brought dishonour upon our family
verbBring shame or disgrace on.
Usage examples:
The ceremony was undertaken if a pupil had done something to dishonour the school
verbIf a bank dishonours a cheque, it refuses to pay it because there is not enough money in the account of the person who has written the cheque
Usage examples:
The bank of australia reversed its decision to raise fees for dishonored checks., the government ha…
dissolute
adjective(of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.
Usage examples:
Unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute
adjectiveShowing a lack of good character and morals; immoral
Usage examples:
A dissolute life
foul
adjectiveOffensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.
Usage examples:
A foul odour
noun(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.
Usage examples:
The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford
adverbContrary to the rules; unfairly.
Usage examples:
That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…
hum
verbMake a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee.
Usage examples:
The computers hummed
nounA low, steady continuous sound.
Usage examples:
The hum of insects
exclamationUsed to express hesitation or dissent.
Usage examples:
‘ah, hum, elsie, isn't it?’
immoral
adjectiveNot conforming to accepted standards of morality.
Usage examples:
Unseemly and immoral behaviour
adjectiveNot following accepted standards of morally right behavior or thought
Usage examples:
Discrimination on the basis of race is immoral., the immorality of lying
iniquitous
adjectiveGrossly unfair and morally wrong.
Usage examples:
An iniquitous tax
adjectiveVery wrong and unfair
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It is an iniquitous system that allows a person to die because they have no money to pay for medici…
lascivious
adjectiveFeeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.
Usage examples:
He gave her a lascivious wink
adjectiveFeeling or expressing strong sexual desire
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Lascivious behavior
lewd
adjectiveCrude and offensive in a sexual way.
Usage examples:
She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song
adjective(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way
Usage examples:
Lewd remarks
licentious
adjectivePromiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
Usage examples:
The ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour
adjective(especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable way
perverted
adjective(of a person or their actions) characterized by sexually abnormal and unacceptable practices or tendencies.
Usage examples:
He whispered perverted obscenities
verbDistort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something).
Usage examples:
He was charged with conspiring to pervert the course of justice
adjective(of an idea, policy, etc.) changed from its correct use or original purpose
Usage examples:
He used a perverted form of nationalism to incite anger among the crowd., you need not state the pa…
pollute
verbContaminate (water, the air, etc.) with harmful or poisonous substances.
Usage examples:
The explosion polluted the town with dioxin
Contaminate; make impure
verbTo make air, water, or earth dirty or harmful to people, animals, and plants, esp. by adding harmful chemicals or waste
Usage examples:
Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are polluting the groundwater., maybe there’s some kind of chem…
profligate
adjectiveRecklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
Usage examples:
Profligate consumers of energy
nounA licentious, dissolute person.
Usage examples:
He is a drunkard and a profligate
prostitute
nounA person, in particular a woman, who engages in sexual activity for payment.
Usage examples:
Others attended the ‘circuses’ in which prostitutes performed sexual stunts.
verbOffer (someone) for sexual activity in exchange for payment.
Usage examples:
Although she was paid £15 to join a man at his table, she never prostituted herself
nounSomeone, usually a woman, who has sex with people for money
Usage examples:
Hundreds of widowed or hungry women have had to prostitute themselves to survive., fig. some critic…
shame
nounA painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behaviour.
Usage examples:
She was hot with shame
verbMake (someone) feel ashamed.
Usage examples:
I tried to shame him into giving some away
exclamationUsed to express sentimental pleasure, especially at something small and endearing.
Usage examples:
Look at the foals—shame, aren't they sweet?
sinful
adjectiveWicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins.
Usage examples:
Sinful men
spoil
verbDiminish or destroy the value or quality of.
Usage examples:
I wouldn't want to spoil your fun
nounGoods stolen or taken forcibly from a person or place.
Usage examples:
The looters carried their spoils away
verbTo destroy or damage something, or to become destroyed or damaged
Usage examples:
[ t ] the oil spill spoiled five miles of coastline., [ t ] don’t tell me how it ends, you’ll spoil…
sully
verbDamage the purity or integrity of.
Usage examples:
They were outraged that anyone should sully their good name
verbTo spoil something that is pure or someone's perfect reputation
Usage examples:
His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos., no speck of dirt …
taint
nounA trace of a bad or undesirable substance or quality.
Usage examples:
The lingering taint of creosote
verbContaminate or pollute (something).
Usage examples:
The air was tainted by fumes from the cars
nounThe perineum.
tarnish
verbLose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture.
Usage examples:
Silver tarnishes too easily
nounDullness of colour; loss of brightness.
Usage examples:
Silver can be oxidized to give the effect of tarnish, and this coloration was popular in europe and…
verb(of metal surfaces) to become less bright or a different color
Usage examples:
[ i ] silver tarnishes easily., [ t ] the scandal has tarnished the agency’s reputation.
vicious
adjectiveDeliberately cruel or violent.
Usage examples:
A vicious assault
adjectiveAble or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
adjective(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent
Usage examples:
I don’t believe he is a vicious dog., the few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written a…
vile
vaɪl
adjectiveExtremely unpleasant.
Usage examples:
He has a vile temper
adjectiveEvil or disgusting
Usage examples:
He responded with the vilest language imaginable., a vile mood/temper
adjectiveUnpleasant, immoral, and unacceptable
Usage examples:
This vile policy of ethnic cleansing must be stopped.
vitiate
verbSpoil or impair the quality or efficiency of.
Usage examples:
Development programmes have been vitiated by the rise in population
verbTo destroy or damage something
Usage examples:
He said that american military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.
wicked
adjectiveEvil or morally wrong.
Usage examples:
A wicked and unscrupulous politician
verbAbsorb or draw off (liquid) by capillary action.
Usage examples:
Garments that wick moisture away from the skin
adjectiveMorally wrong and bad
Usage examples:
He was a wicked, ruthless, and dishonest man., she has a wicked sense of humor., the demands of fun…
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