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debase
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
debases; debased; debasing
debases; debased; debasing
Learner's definition of DEBASE
[+ object]
: to lower the value or reputation of (someone or something) : to make (someone or something) less respected降低…的价值；败坏…的名誉；贬低
- The governor debased himself by lying to the public.州长因对公众撒谎而败坏了自己的名誉。
- The holiday has been debased by commercialism.这个节日因商业气息过重而声誉受损。
— debased
adjective [more debased; most debased]- a debased form of entertainment低级娱乐形式
- a debased coin/currency贬值硬币/货币
— debasing
adjective [more debasing; most debasing]- Those ads are debasing [=insulting] to women.那些广告是在贬低女性。
- a debasing comment贬低性评论
debased; debasing; debases
2
a
: to reduce the intrinsic value of (a coin) by increasing the base-metal content
b
: to reduce the exchange value of (a monetary unit)
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Debase is often used to talk about someone's lowered status or character. People are constantly blustering about the debased tastes of the ordinary American, and especially the debased music of America's youth. A commentator might observe that both candidates had managed to debase themselves by the end of a political campaign. Debase has a special meaning in economics: From time to time, governments find that they need to quietly debase their countries' currency by reducing the percentage of valuable metal in its coins; if they don't, the metal may become more valuable than the coin and people will begin melting the coins down and reselling the metal.
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The governor debased himself by lying to the public. The holiday has been debased by commercialism.
Recent Examples on the Web This fundamentally differentiates it from more traditional hedges that serve as a store of value for when central banks actively debase their currency through quantitative easing. 
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2022 Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021 The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. WSJ, 10 Sep. 2020 To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. Isaac Schorr, National Review, 19 Aug. 2020 See More
Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 22 June 2022 Opponents say the changes will debase the 850-year-old cathedral and disturb the harmony of its Gothic design. New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021 The Milk Crate Challenge, like planking, or the Harlem Shake, or the countless other challenges that came before it, encouraged young people to violently debase themselves on camera for a small chance to enter Internet Valhalla. Luke Winkie, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2021 The central bank must be trusted not to debase the currency, but the history of fiat currencies is full of breaches of that trust. Pete Rizzo, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021 Governments need and want to know where the money is, need to control it, debase it, confiscate it, know how much is in play. Clem Chambers, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021 Bitcoin is nearing record highs after more than doubling this year, partly driven by fears that major central bank easing and fiscal stimulus will debase currencies. Benjamin Stupples, Bloomberg.com, 18 Nov. 2020 Exception: the federal government, which has (c) the option to debase the currency. WSJ, 10 Sep. 2020 To let your politics be defined by loathing or adoration of a single political figure is to debase yourself. Isaac Schorr, National Review, 19 Aug. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1565, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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