debase
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
debauch the young people with wine and women
Types & categories
- change hypernym
- sensualise hyponym
- infect hyponym
- lead off hyponym
- poison hyponym
- bastardize hyponym
- suborn hyponym
Related & opposite
- degradation derivation
- subversion derivation
- demoralization derivation
- profanation derivation
- debauch derivation
- depravity derivation
- rounder derivation
- pervert derivation
- ravisher derivation
- purchasable derivation
- corruptive derivation
Sense 2 verb
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
Types & categories
- devalue hypernym
Related & opposite
- debaser derivation
- alloy derivation
- metallurgy domain topic
Sense 3 verb
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
adulterate liquor
Types & categories
- spoil hypernym
- water down hyponym
- doctor hyponym
Related & opposite
- dilution derivation
- adulterator derivation
- adulteration derivation
- adulterator derivation
- adulterant derivation
- stretch verb group
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | degradation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | subversion |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | demoralization |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | profanation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | debauch |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | depravity |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rounder |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | pervert |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | ravisher |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purchasable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | corruptive |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sensualise |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | infect |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lead off |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | poison |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bastardize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | suborn |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | debaser |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | alloy |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | metallurgy |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | devalue |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dilution |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adulterator |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adulteration |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adulterator |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | adulterant |
| 3 | verb group | Related & opposite | stretch |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | spoil |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | water down |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | doctor |