have debased
- present perfect of debase.
Example Sentences
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He has indicated that he wants his court to stand above these institutions that have debased themselves with public access.
From Slate ● May 7, 2020
Had Harrison Ainsworth but dreamed of such unconventional possibilities, he would never have debased his intellect to the glorification of a vulgar prison-breaker like Jack Sheppard.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
Not, of course, that all the Sadhus at Hardwar and Rishikes have debased their holy profession.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
We have stifled our language, we have debased it, we have been afraid of it.
From Atlantic Classics by Various
I valued my love more than life, but I would rather have died than have debased my love.
From Raphael Pages of the Book of Life at Twenty by Lamartine, Alphonse de
