debase (verb)
111corrupt — /kəˈrʌpt / (say kuh rupt) adjective 1. dishonest; without integrity; guilty of dishonesty, especially involving bribery: a corrupt judge. 2. debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil. 3. putrid. 4. infected; tainted. 5. made bad by… …
112de|fil´ing|ly — de|file1 «dih FYL», transitive verb, filed, fil|ing. 1. to make dirty, bad smelling, or in any way disgusting: »The children s muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the house. SYNONYM(S): pollute, contaminate, befoul. 2. to destroy the pureness or… …
113de|file — de|file1 «dih FYL», transitive verb, filed, fil|ing. 1. to make dirty, bad smelling, or in any way disgusting: »The children s muddy shoes defiled all the rugs in the house. SYNONYM(S): pollute, contaminate, befoul. 2. to destroy the pureness or… …
114per|vert´er — per|vert «verb. puhr VEHRT; noun. PUR vurt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to lead or turn from the right way or from the truth; lead astray: »Reading silly stories perverted their taste for good books. SYNONYM(S): corrupt, debase, deprave. 2. to give a… …
115per|vert — «verb. puhr VEHRT; noun. PUR vurt», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to lead or turn from the right way or from the truth; lead astray: »Reading silly stories perverted their taste for good books. SYNONYM(S): corrupt, debase, deprave. 2. to give a wrong… …
116so|phis|ti|cate — «verb, adjective. suh FIHS tuh kayt; noun. suh FIHS tuh kayt, kiht», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to make experienced in worldly ways; cause to lose one s natural simplicity and frankness; make worldly wise: »They spoke out… …
117bastardize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1587 1. to reduce from a higher to a lower state or condition ; debase 2. to declare or prove to be a bastard 3. to modify especially by introducing discordant or disparate elements • …
118commercialize — transitive verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1830 1. a. to manage on a business basis for profit b. to develop commerce in 2. to exploit for profit < commercialize Christmas > 3. to debase in …
119deprave — transitive verb (depraved; depraving) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French depraver, from Latin depravare to pervert, from de + pravus crooked, bad Date: 14th century 1. archaic to speak ill of ; malign …
120pollute — transitive verb (polluted; polluting) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pollutus, past participle of polluere, from por (akin to Latin per through) + luere (akin to Latin lutum mud, Greek lyma dirt, defilement) more at for Date: 14th century… …
