| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| debase |
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| SYLLABICATION: | de·base |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  d -b s |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: de·based, de·bas·ing, de·bas·es
To lower in character, quality, or value; degrade. See synonyms at adulterate. , corrupt. , degrade. | | ETYMOLOGY: | de– + base2. | | OTHER FORMS: | de·basement —NOUN
de·baser —NOUN
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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