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debased

verb

  1. To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

  2. To lower in position or rank.

  3. To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

Synonymsabase, adulterate, degrade, demean
adjective

  1. Brought low; degraded.

  2. Reversed.

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