debased

[dih-beyst]

adjective

1. lowered in quality, character, or value.

   Part of the reason for the rise in commodities and oil is the debased dollar.

   Even in the debased conditions of wartime, people had dreams of a beautiful future.

2. lowered in rank, dignity, or significance.

   In the 1800s, many people considered show business to be a debased profession.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of debase.

Other Word Forms

• debasedness noun
• undebased adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of debased¹

debase ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

No one wants to hold pesos that will eventually be debased again.

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There will be a new ball this season, the Nike Flight, which is "built with Aerowsculpt technology with grooves debased into the casing, to allow air to travel seamlessly around the ball, delivering truer flight".

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The most debased and tragic is Jeff, who, with his wife, has worked at the fair for decades.

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Nobody has debased and humiliated themselves more chasing the approval of Donald Trump.

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In stark language over the weekend, Trump debased immigrant arrivals. even going so far as to suggest without evidence they bring disease into the U.S.

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