debasement

Variant of debase

debase definition

de·base (dē bās′, di-)

transitive verb debased -·based′, debasing -·bas′·ing

to make lower in value, quality, character, dignity, etc.; cheapen

Etymology: de- + base, aphetic < abase

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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