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Meanings of debase in English

Portuguese
corromper
Catalan
pervertir
Spanish
subvertir

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality.

corromper
Portuguese
adulterar

Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones.

adulterar

To make a person morally inferior.

Lower in value by increasing the base-metal content.

Usage of debase in English
1
It is a mistake to suppose love only elevates; it can debase.
The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
2
At every point of contact with our labor system, they debase it.
White Slaves; or, the Oppression of the Worthy Poor
3
The indignant heart repels a conviction that is believed to debase it.
The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)
4
And I never, never can debase my nature to change that love.
Thaddeus of Warsaw
5
Such men,-orwomen,-mayhardly, perhaps, debase themselves with the more vulgar vices.
The Eustace Diamonds
6
Who would debase himself to be merely brave, like any common prizefighter?
The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare
7
We debase her with our grief and,' she scowled at Danae, 'our wailing.
Gladiatrix
8
Because one does not seek inspiration in order to debase himself and lie.
The Social Cancer: A Complete English Version of Noli Me Tangere
9
He dwells within; one who has found Him, will never debase His temple.
An Ambitious Man
10
It was only right that such creatures debase themselves before him.
Worldwinder
11
By heaven, if time could so debase my soul I would spurn immortality.
The Works of Frederick Schiller
12
How can I see you debase yourself and me by such an act?
Ellen Walton / Or, The Villain and His Victims
13
The constitutional dignity of the National Assembly cannot debase itself.
The Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 2 (1779-1792): The Rights ...
14
We not only fail in this undertaking but even debase existing forms of art.
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
15
The exercise of all disagreeable employments seems to debase man.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years ...
16
Where is the man who will not debase himself if he be in want?
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 0...
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