Meaning of DEBASEMENT
Pronunciation: | | dub'eysmunt
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- [n] changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
- [n] being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adultering
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| Synonyms: | | adulteration, degradation |
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| See Also: | | abasement, animalisation, animalization, barbarisation, barbarization, bastardisation, bastardization, brutalisation, brutalization, change of state, constipation, corruption, deadening, dehumanisation, dehumanization, demoralisation, demoralization, humiliation, impairment, impureness, impurity, popularisation, popularization, profanation, stultification, subversion, vulgarisation, vulgarization | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \De*base"ment\, n.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased. --Milton.
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