debase (verb)
61adulterate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. mix, water down, weaken, dilute; debase, corrupt. See deterioration, mixture, weakness. Ant., purify, clarify. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. weaken, mix with, intermix, alloy, amalgamate, dilute, water… …
62degrade — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. humiliate, shame, debase, demean; degenerate. See deterioration, disrepute. Ant., elevate, honor. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To humble] Syn. demote, discredit, diminish; see humble . 2. [To corrupt] Syn.… …
63discredit — I noun animadversion, aspersion, attaint, baseness, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, criticism, debasement, dedecus, degradation, denunciation, derogation, disapprobation, disapproval, disbelief, disesteem, disfavor, disgrace,… …
64disgrace — I noun abasement, abjectness, abomination, attaint, bad character, bad name, bad report, bad reputation, bad repute, badge of infamy, baseness, blemish, blot, brand, cause of reproach, cause of shame, comedown, condition of infamy, contempt,… …
65stain — I verb attaint, bedaub, befoul, besmear, besmirch, blacken, blemish, blot, blotch, bring reproach upon, color, contaminate, corrupt, damage, daub, debase, defame, defile, detract from, dirty, discolor, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, dye, grime,… …
66nither — I. ˈnithə(r) transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English nitheren, from Old English nitherian; akin to Old High German nideren to lower, debase, Old Norse nithra to lower; all from a prehistoric North Germanic West Germanic verb… …
67adulterate — adul·ter·ate /ə dəl tə ˌrāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element; esp: to prepare for sale by omitting a valuable ingredient or by replacing more valuable ingredients… …
68debauch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. corrupt, ruin. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. debase, deprave, defile; see corrupt 1 , seduce . See Synonym Study at debase . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To ruin utterly in character or… …
69bastardize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. debase, pervert, degrade, adulterate; see corrupt 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. debase, defile, degrade, adulterate, corrupt, ruin, spoil. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ruin utterly in character or quality:… …
70deprave — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pervert, debase, degrade; see corrupt 1 . See Synonym Study at debase . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To ruin utterly in character or quality: annualize, bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, canker, corrupt, debase, debauch …
