Meaning & use
debased
Reduced in quality, value, purity, or moral standing.
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The debased coins contained far less silver than their face value suggested.
Historians described the debased currency as a major cause of the empire's economic collapse.
A note on using this word
Debased is common in economics for devalued currency and in general use for lowered moral or artistic standards.
Words with a similar meaning
degradeddevalued
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