1. debase - verb
· corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; "debauch the young people with wine and women"; "Socrates was accused of corrupting young men"; "Do school counselors subvert young children?"; "corrupt the morals"
Synonym(s): corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise, debauch, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
2. debase - verb
· lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Synonym(s): alloy
Hypernym(s): devalue
3. debase - verb
· corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
Synonym(s): load, adulterate, stretch, dilute
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