debase

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈbeɪs/   

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. transitive
    — And just as history will decide whether the leaders of today's world employed the atom to destroy the world or rebuild it for mankind's benefit, so will history decide whether today's broadcasters employed their powerful voice to enrich the people or to debase them.
  2. To lower in position or rank. archaic,transitive
  3. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins. transitive

词形变化

debases present,singular,third-person debasing participle,present debased participle,past debased past

词汇关系

近义词
abase avile debase debauch degrade depreciate devalue devaluate dirty elevate vitiate
反义词
enhance enrich
上位词
aggravate
下位词
adulterate deflate
衍生词
debased debasedness debasement debaser debasingly undebased
并列词
demean

词源

From de- + base, from Old French bas, from Latin bassus. Cognate with Spanish debajo (“under, beneath, below”). Compare abase.
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