Origin of base
1Synonym study
1. Base, basis, foundation refer to anything upon which a structure is built and upon which it rests. Base usually refers to a literal supporting structure: the base of a statue. Basis more often refers to a figurative support: the basis of a report. Foundation implies a solid, secure understructure: the foundation of a skyscraper or a rumor.
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adjective, bas·er, bas·est.
noun
Origin of base
21350–1400; Middle English bas < Old French < Late Latin bassus low, short, perhaps of Oscan orig.
Synonyms for base
1. despicable, contemptible. See mean2. 2. poor, inferior, cheap, tawdry. 3. fake, spurious. 4. servile, ignoble, abject, slavish, menial.
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Related Words for baser
paltry, support, infrastructure, ground, foundation, source, garrison, center, camp, site, terminal, field, station, settlement, home, post, depot, port, locate, dependExamples from the Web for baser
Contemporary Examples of baser
People watch night soaps because the genre allows them to believe in a world where people just react off their baser instincts.
‘Empire’ Review: Hip-Hop Musical Chairs with an Insane Soap Opera TwistJudnick Mayard
January 8, 2015
Any claims otherwise speak not to deeper understanding but to baser motives.
Rory Kennedy and the Campaign to Get Rid of Nuclear PlantsRory Kennedy, Keven McAlester
March 14, 2011
Historical Examples of baser
Whenever I was alone or in your company, that thing, which was my baser self, was there.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
But he has many good points which often outweigh his baser instincts.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
Your excuse then was that you weren't John Granger, but your baser self.
Murder PointConingsby Dawson
The baser instincts of the game appealed to the uppermost sides of their natures.
The Night RidersRidgwell Cullum
The man who bought so much of them, at least, was on no baser level than were they.
The Life of Cesare BorgiaRaphael Sabatini
base
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Word Origin for base
C14: from Old French, from Latin basis pedestal; see basis
base
2adjective
adjective, noun
Word Origin for base
C14: from Old French bas, from Late Latin bassus of low height, perhaps from Greek bassōn deeper
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