Definition of Debase

Verb: debase di'beys

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
"Socrates was accused of debasing young men";
- corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
(metallurgy) lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
- alloy
Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
- load, adulterate, stretch, dilute