debase (verb)
91profane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vulgar; sacrilegious, impious, unhallowed. v. t. debase, desecrate, defile, pollute; abuse. See impiety.Ant., sacred. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Worldly] Syn. temporal, transitory, transient; see… …
92vitiate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. adulterate, weaken; impair, spoil; destroy, void, in validate; corrupt, contaminate, pollute; deteriorate. See deterioration. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To invalidate] Syn. annul, recant, cancel,… …
93cheapen — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ruin, spoil, debase, mar, degrade, devalue, undervalue, reduce, diminish, demean, depreciate, render worthless; see also corrupt 1 , damage 1 , depreciate 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. depreciate, degrade, lower,… …
94brand — I noun badge, colophon, copyright label, disgrace, earmark, emblem, hallmark, identification mark, identification tag, impress, imprint, insignia, label, mark, nota, owner s mark, owner s sign, piste, seal, sigil, sign, signet, smirch, stain,… …
95al|loy — «noun. AL oy, uh LOY; verb. uh LOY», noun, verb. –n. 1. a metal made by mixing and fusing together two or more metals, or a metal and some other substance. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc. Alloys are often harder, lighter, and stronger than… …
96corrupt — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, from com + rumpere to break more at reave Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to change from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; also bribe …
97dirty — I. adjective (dirtier; est) Date: 14th century 1. a. not clean or pure < dirty clothes > b. likely to befoul or defile with dirt < dirty jobs > c. contaminated with infecting organisms < dirty wounds …
98stoop — I. verb Etymology: Middle English stoupen, from Old English stūpian; akin to Swedish stupa to fall, plunge, Old English stēap steep, deep Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to bend the body or a part of the body forward and… …
99damage — dam·age 1 n [Old French, from dam injury, harm, from Latin damnum financial loss, fine] 1: loss or harm resulting from injury to person, property, or reputation 2 pl: the money awarded to a party in a civil suit as reparation for the loss or… …
100harm — n: loss of or damage to a person s right, property, or physical or mental well being: injury harm vt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
