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to lower in character or dignity<we debased ourselves when we cheated on the test>Synonymsabase, corrupt, debauch, degrade, demean, deprave, pervert, poison, profane, prostitute, subvert, warpRelated Wordscontaminate, pollute, taint; descend; disgrace, humble, humiliate; blemish, damage, deface, destroy, flaw, harm, hurt, impair, mar, ruin, spoil, stain, tarnish, vitiate, wreck; depreciate, downgradeNear Antonymsdignify, exalt, honor; amend, improve; cleanse, purify, restore; respectAntonymselevate, ennoble, uplift
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to reduce to a lower standing in oneʼs own eyes or in othersʼ eyes<our failure to win a single game completely debased us>— see humble
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