debase (verb)
41besmirch — verb, literary I m not trying to besmirch the victim, but the woman had an extensive history of drug related arrests Syn: sully, tarnish, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, smear, disgrace, dishonor, bring discredit to, damage,… …
42cheapen — verb 1) Hetty never cheapened herself Syn: demean, debase, degrade, lower, humble, devalue, abase, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, shame, humiliate, mortify, prostitute 2) cheapening the cost of exports …
43contaminate — verb the river was contaminated with photographic chemicals Syn: pollute, adulterate; defile, debase, corrupt, taint, infect, foul, spoil, soil, stain, sully; poison; literary befoul See note at pollute Ant …
44degrade — verb 1) prisons should not degrade prisoners Syn: demean, debase, cheapen, devalue; shame, humiliate, humble, mortify, abase, dishonor; dehumanize, brutalize See note at humble …
45demean — verb such actions demean him in the eyes of the public Syn: debase, lower, degrade, discredit, devalue; cheapen, abase, humble, humiliate, disgrace, dishonor See note at humble Ant: dignify …
46deprave — verb young minds depraved by pornography Syn: corrupt, lead astray, warp, subvert, pervert, debauch, debase, degrade, defile, sully, pollute …
47descend — verb 1) the plane started descending Syn: go down, come down; drop, fall, sink, dive, plummet, plunge, nosedive Ant: ascend, climb 2) she descended the stairs …
48desecrate — verb invaders desecrated the temple Syn: violate, profane, defile, debase, degrade, dishonor; vandalize, damage, destroy, deface …
49humiliate — verb he was humiliated in front of the whole school Syn: embarrass, mortify, humble, shame, put to shame, disgrace, chagrin; discomfit, chasten, abash, deflate, crush, squash; abase, debase, demean, degrade, lower; be …
50violate — verb 1) this violates fundamental human rights Syn: contravene, breach, infringe, break, transgress, overstep, disobey, defy, flout; disregard, ignore, trample on Ant: comply with 2) …
