All debase synonyms
deΒ·base
D d verb debase
- degrade β Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
- disgrace β the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- dishonor β lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- cheapen β If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
- demean β If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
- demoralize β If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
- humiliate β to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- impair β to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value, excellence, etc.; weaken or damage: to impair one's health; to impair negotiations.
- defile β To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- pervert β to affect with perversion.
- vitiate β to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- lower β to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- debauch β to lead into a life of depraved self-indulgence
- humble β not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- cripple β A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
- devalue β To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
- abase β to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
- corrupt β Someone who is corrupt behaves in a way that is morally wrong, especially by doing dishonest or illegal things in return for money or power.
- disable β make not work
- sink β to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- debilitate β If you are debilitated by something such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker.
- deprave β Something that depraves someone makes them morally bad or evil.
- sap β Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- devaluate β (transitive) To reduce in value.
- undermine β to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect.
- weaken β to make weak or weaker.
- load β anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- pollute β to make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty: to pollute the air with smoke.
- weight β the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- doctor β a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- worsen β Make or become worse.
- damage β To damage an object means to break it, spoil it physically, or stop it from working properly.
- sophisticate β a sophisticated person.
- taint β the area between the testicles or vulva and the anus; the perineum.
- contaminate β If something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- bastardize β to debase; corrupt
- bestialize β to make bestial or brutal
- depreciate β If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
- animalize β to rouse to brutality or sensuality or make brutal or sensual
- put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- put down β a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- take down β made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- bemean β to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- drag down β demoralize
- dump on β to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- shoot down β the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.