Debased

Debased
Debased De*based", a. (Her.) Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed. [1913 Webster]

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  • debased — index depraved, dissolute, ignoble, sordid, tainted (corrupted), vicious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • debased — vitiated, depraved, corrupted, debauched, perverted (see under DEBASE 1) Analogous words: deteriorated, degenerated or degenerate, decadent (see corresponding nouns at DETERIORATION) Contrasted words: improved, bettered, ameliorated (see IMPROVE) …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Debased — Debase De*base , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debasing}.] [Pref. de + base. See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.] To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • debased — adjective 1. lowered in value the dollar is low a debased currency • Syn: ↑devalued, ↑degraded • Similar to: ↑low 2. ruined in character or quality …   Useful english dictionary

  • debased person — index degenerate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Debased — Her. Turned upside down …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • debased — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abject, abominable, arrant, atrocious, base, beggarly, cheesy, contaminated, contemptible, corrupt, corrupted, couchant, crouched, crummy, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, depraved, depressed,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • debased — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. depraved, degraded, base; see wicked 1 …   English dictionary for students

  • debased — de·base || dɪ beɪs v. humiliate, degrade; reduce the value of a coin by increasing its base metal content …   English contemporary dictionary

  • debased — adj 1. devalued, devaluated, depreciated, reduced, vitiated, lowered, impaired, deteriorated; adulterated, impure, mixed, polluted, fouled, befouled, tainted, soiled, contaminated, stained, tarnished, besmirched, desecrated, sullied, Inf.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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