embase Meaning, Definition & Usage
Em*base" transitive verb
Etymology
Pref.Definitions
To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. Obs.Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills. Sylvester.
Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Bacon.
Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity. South.