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debase
verb as in degrade, shame
verb as in adulterate
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Example Sentences
Instead, I endeavored to strive even harder so that I would not debase his legacy.
Both are harmful, but the debt route is a less visible way to debase the currency.
But I feel that were I to accept the award, it would ultimately debase the coinage of the medal.
How dreadfully these puttees and haversacks debase even the most beautiful figures.
I cannot understand how human beings can so debase themselves.
Mr. Belcher had not failed to debauch or debase the moral standard of every man over whom he had any direct influence.
To call these men statesmen is to debase the name, but they ruled the State, thanks to my Lady Castlemaine.
How many debase their bodies to hasten the perfection of their minds, and degrade their character to adorn their understanding!
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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