debased Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
   
   • debauch the young people with wine and women
   • Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
   • Do school counselors subvert young children?
   • corrupt the morals
2. verb lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
   alloy; debase.
   
3. verb corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
   load; stretch; dilute; debase; adulterate.
   
   • adulterate liquor
4. adjective satellite mixed with impurities
   adulterated; adulterate.
   
5. adjective satellite lowered in value
   degraded; devalued.
   
   • the dollar is low
   • a debased currency
6. adjective satellite ruined in character or quality
   vitiated; corrupted.
   

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