debase (verb)
101tarnish — I verb asperse, befoul, blacken, blemish, blot, brand, cloud, contaminate, corrode, darken, deface, defame, degrade, denigrate, desecrate, dim, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dull, fade, foul, inquinare, lose luster, maculate,… …
102degrade — [c]/dəˈgreɪd / (say duh grayd) verb (degraded, degrading) –verb (t) 1. to reduce from a higher to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, degree, or title as a punishment. 2. to lower in character or quality; debase; deprave. 3. to… …
103alloy — I. noun Etymology: French aloi, from Old French alei, from aleir to combine, from Latin alligare to bind more at ally Date: 1604 1. the degree of mixture with base metals ; fineness 2. a substance composed of two or more metals or of a metal and… …
104defile — I. transitive verb (defiled; defiling) Etymology: Middle English, alteration (influenced by filen to defile, from Old English fȳlan) of defoilen to trample, defile, from Anglo French defoiller, defuler, to trample, from de + fuller, foller to… …
105Meditation — This article is about the mental discipline. For the form of alternative dispute resolution, see Mediation. For other uses, see Meditation (disambiguation). A statue of the Buddha meditating, Borim Temple, Korea Meditation refers to any form of a …
106demean — I (deport oneself) verb acquit, act, appear, bear, behave, carry, comport, conduct, convey the impression, create the impression, function, have the mien, leave the impression, look, manage, present oneself, present the appearance, quit,… …
107disapprove — I (condemn) verb admonish, animadvert, belittle, berate, brand, call to account, cast aspersions on, cast blame upon, castigate, cavil, censure, chastise, chide, criticize, debase, declaim against, decry, denounce, denunciate, deprecate,… …
108spoil — I (impair) verb addle, blemish, blight, botch, break, bungle, butcher, corrumpere, corrupt, damage, damage irreparably, debase, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, demolish, destroy, deteriorate, dilapidate, disable, disfigure, go bad, harm …
109BETTER — (Roget s Thesaurus II) Index better noun advance, best, bloom1 (3), improvement, progress, remedy, soundness, stability, trim, welfare adjective …
110demean — demean1 [dɪ mi:n] verb cause to suffer a severe loss of dignity or respect. ↘(demean oneself) do something that is beneath one s dignity. Derivatives demeaning adjective demeaningly adverb Origin C17: from de + the adjective mean …
