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debase

/dɪˈbeɪs/

debaseverb

debased

Past Simple

debased

Past Participle

debasing

Gerund

/dɪˈbeɪs/

Translations

The company was accused of trying to debase the currency.

Компанию обвинили в попытке обесценивать валюту.

He tried to debase her reputation with false rumors.

Он пытался унижать её репутацию ложными слухами.

Definitions

To reduce in quality or value; to degrade.

The scandal served to debase the reputation of the company.

To lower the moral character of someone.

The corrupt leader's actions debased the integrity of the entire organization.

To lower the value of currency by reducing the content of precious metal.

The government decided to debase the currency in an attempt to control inflation.

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