Textual thesaurus for "debase"

(verb) adulterate, dilute, load, stretch

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

adulterate liquor

(verb) alloy

lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

(verb) debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, corrupt, subvert, profane, misdirect, pervert, vitiate

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

debauch the young people with wine and women; Socrates was accused of corrupting young men; Do school counselors subvert young children?; corrupt the morals