debase
/dih-BAYSS/verbto reduce in quality or value; to degrade
“Cheap sequels debased a beloved franchise.”
- Synonyms
- degrade, devalue, cheapen
- Antonyms
- enhance, ennoble
- Memory hook
- de + base: drag toward the base.
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