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debase

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debase
verb
1 the code of chivalry has been debased and sentimentalized:
degrade, devalue, demean, lower the status of, reduce the status of, cheapen, prostitute, discredit, drag down, drag through the mud, tarnish, blacken, blemish;
disgrace, dishonor, shame, bring shame to, humble, humiliate;
damage, harm, undermine.
antonyms enhance.
2 copper hardens the coin without significantly debasing the silver:
reduce in value, reduce in quality;
contaminate, adulterate, pollute, taint, defile, spoil, foul, sully, depreciate, corrupt, bastardize;
dilute, alloy;
rare vitiate.
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