debased 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of debasednext
as in degraded
having or showing lowered moral character or standards a book that examines the debased character of the criminal mind

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debased

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verb

past tense of debase
1
as in corrupted
to lower in character, dignity, or quality we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies

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2
as in humiliated
to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes our failure to win a single game completely debased us

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debased
  1. degraded
  2. corrupt
  3. weakened
  4. sick
  5. deteriorated
  6. poisoned
  7. diluted
Adjective
  • According to Regeneration International, regenerative agriculture describes farming and grazing practices that, among other benefits, reverse climate change by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity - resulting in both carbon drawdown and improving the water cycle.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Flourishing business and secure workers would keep the Sabbath, dress neatly, and avoid taverns and other dens of iniquity that preyed on the degraded poor.
    Bruce J. Schulman / Made by History, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of degraded
Adjective
  • Others, such as Sri Lanka, have oscillated back and forth, with more democratic presidents and corrupt populist autocrats alternating as leaders.
    Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Activists began showing up at election-board meetings with signs calling Lindsey corrupt.
    Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of corrupt
Verb
  • The yen weakened in its largest single-day decline since June 2022.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The yen remained weakened after Ishiba downplayed the prospect of imminent interest rate hikes earlier this week.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of weakened
Adjective
  • All but one of those patients had been exposed to sick cattle or poultry on farms.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Russell’s Mitch was as in touch with his animal needs as with his guilty concern for his sick mother.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of sick
Verb
  • As Putin kept stacking charges, the conditions of his imprisonment deteriorated.
    Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Much of the earthen and stone structures have deteriorated with time, but their scale is not lost.
    Elissa Garay, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of deteriorated
Verb
  • Mossad agents using fake Canadian passports poisoned Mashaal outside of Hamas' office in the capital Amman by holding a device to his ear.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Predators, like foxes, bald eagles and coyotes, can be poisoned from eating that mouse or rat, Vermiglio-Kaplanek said.
    Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of poisoned
Verb
  • Their small stake will get diluted to almost nothing, even if the company becomes successful.
    Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The Choi family’s stake was divided among his five sons and got diluted.
    Ryan Hogg, Fortune Asia, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of diluted
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