Meaning & use
debase
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To lower the quality, value, or dignity of something.
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Flooding the market with counterfeit coins would debase the currency.
Critics argued that the tabloid headlines debased the tragedy into mere entertainment.
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Often used with abstract objects like currency, values, language, or reputation rather than physical objects.
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