debase (verb)
51contaminate — verb Syn: pollute, taint, poison, stain, adulterate, defile, debase, corrupt Ant: purify …
52degrade — verb Syn: demean, debase, humiliate, humble, belittle, mortify, dehumanize, brutalize Ant: dignify …
53violate — verb 1) this violates human rights Syn: contravene, breach, infringe, break, transgress, disobey, defy, flout, disregard, ignore 2) the tomb was violated Syn: desecrate …
54adulterate — verb (t) /əˈdʌltəreɪt / (say uh dultuhrayt) (adulterated, adulterating) 1. to debase by adding inferior materials or elements; make impure by admixture; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production or marketing of (any… …
55pervert — verb (t) /pəˈvɜt / (say puh vert) 1. to turn away from the right course. 2. to lead astray morally. 3. to lead into mental error or false judgement. 4. to bring over to a religious belief regarded as false or wrong. 5. to turn to an improper use; …
56corrupt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. demoralize, vitiate, deprave, defile, degrade, debase, debauch; bribe, pervert; contaminate, spoil, taint. adj. wicked, demoralized, immoral, impure, dissolute, depraved, profligate, base; vicious; …
57pervert — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. apostasize, distort, twist, garble, debase, misrepresent, corrupt, mislead, misinterpret, misstate; equivocate. See distortion, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ruin, vitiate, debase, divert; see …
58demean — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. debase, lower. See humility. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. lower, debase, humble, degrade, depreciate, *take down a peg, disgrace, humiliate, demote, shame. ANT.: elevate, *put on a pedestal,… …
59dishonor — dis·hon·or 1 n: refusal on the part of the issuer (as a bank) to pay or accept commercial paper (as a check) when it is presented see also wrongful dishonor dishonor 2 vt: to refuse to pay or accept a bank dishonor ing the checks for insufficient …
60taint — / tānt/ vt: to damage or destroy the validity of evidence taint ed by an illegal search taint n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
