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DEBA'SE, v.t.


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DEBA'SE, v.t.

DE-BASE', v.t. [de and base.]

  1. To reduce from a higher to a lower state in quality or respectability. The drunkard debases himself and his character. Intemperance and debauchery debase men almost to a level with beasts.
  2. To reduce or lower in quality, purity, or value; to adulterate; as, to debase gold or silver by alloy.
  3. To lower or degrade; to make mean or despicable. Religion should not be debased by frivolous disputes. Vicious habits debase the mind as well as the character.
  4. To sink in purity or elegance; to vitiate by meanness; as, to debase style by the use of vulgar words.

De*base"
  1. 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.

    The coin which was adulterated and debased. Hale.

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

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

    Syn. -- To abase; degrade. See Abase.

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Debase

DEBA'SE, verb transitive

1. To reduce from a higher to a lower state or rank, in estimation.

The drunkard debases himself and his character.

Intemperance and debauchery debase men almost to a level with beasts.

2. To reduce or lower in quality, purity, or value; to adulterate; as, to debase gold or silver by alloy.

3. To lower or degrade; to make mean or despicable. Religion should not be debased by frivolous disputes. Vicious habits debase the mind, as well as the character.

4. To sink in purity or elegance; to vitiate by meanness; as, to debase style by the use of vulgar words.

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