debase
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Verb
- Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
- Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
- Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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| 1 | debase | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | debased | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | debasement | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 1
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
I Saw Tim Scott on Capitol Hill Recently. It Revealed a Lot About His Vice Presidential Ambitions.
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I'm a young person who won't debase myself on social media and it affects my career
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Apr 1, 2025 London Evening Standard
Whitley's Believe It or Not: LSU fans should be embarrassed for joining postgame stampede
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