Definition of DEBASE

debase

Verb

Verb Forms: debased, debasing, debases

  • To lower in quality, character, or value.
  • 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
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • To lower in position or rank.
  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

Examples

  • Cheating would DEBASE the entire spirit of fair play in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 9

debase: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
debase: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
debase: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

debase: valid Words With Friends Word