(v) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality, Syn. vitiate, demoralize, subvert, profane, demoralise, deprave, misdirect, pervert, debase, debauch, Example:debauch the young people with wine and women; Socrates was accused of corrupting young men; Do school counselors subvert young children?; corrupt the morals

degradation

(n) changing to a lower state (a less respected state), Syn. debasement

load

(v) corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones, Syn. adulterate, dilute, stretch, debase, Example:adulterate liquor

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Debase

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Debased p. pr. & vb. n. Debasing. ] [ Pref. de- + base. See Base, a., and cf. Abase. ] To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar words. [ 1913 Webster ]

The coin which was adulterated and debased. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.

Syn. -- To abase; degrade. See Abase. [ 1913 Webster ]

Debased

a. (Her.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed. [ 1913 Webster ]

Debasement

n. The act of debasing or the state of being debased. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Debaser

n. One who, or that which, debases. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

庸俗

[庸俗, yōng sú] filthy; vulgar; debased #22356

庸俗化

[庸俗化, yōng sú huà] debasement; vulgarization #60337

搀假

[搀假 / 攙假, chān jiǎ] to dilute; to debase (by mixing with fake material) #185536

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

才六;采六;賽六

[さいろく, sairoku] (n) (1) (arch) kid; brat; (2) Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

上方才六

[かみがたざいろく, kamigatazairoku] (n) (arch) Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

堕落腐敗

[だらくふはい, darakufuhai] (n) debasement; corruption; degradation

腐敗堕落

[ふはいだらく, fuhaidaraku] (n) debasement; corruption; degradation

変造

[へんぞう, henzou] (n, vs) alteration; defacement; debasement; falsification; forgery; (P)

贅六;才六

[ぜいろく;ぜえろく, zeiroku ; zeeroku] (n) (arch) Edo term used to debase people from Kansai

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Entwertung { f } | Entwertungen { pl }

debasement | debasements

verschlechtern | verschlechternd | verschlechtert | verschlechtert | verschlechterte

to debase | debasing | debased | debases | debased

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