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debase

Dictionary definition · debase

verb

  1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality"debauch the young people with wine and women"
  2. lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
  3. corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones"adulterate liquor"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).