debases

英 [dɪˈbeɪsɪz]

美 [dɪˈbeɪsɪz]

v.  降低…的价值; 败坏…的名誉
debase的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 降低…的价值（或质量）；使贬值
  Todebasesomething means to reduce its value or quality.
  1. Politicians have debased the meaning of the word 'freedom'...
     政客们贬低了“自由”一词的意义。
  2. He said parliament and the process of democracy had been debased.
     他说议会和民主程序已遭贬值。

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