English Dictionary

debase

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˈbeɪs/

動詞

他動詞 古語

(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. / (transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.

日本語の意味

性質、品質、または価値を下げる（劣化させる、品位を損なう） / （古風な用法）地位や階級を下げる

Politicians who spread lies only debase public trust and harm democracy.

嘘を広める政治家は、国民の信頼を貶め、民主主義を損なうだけだ。

意味（1）

(transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.

And just as history will decide whether the leaders of today's world employed the atom to destroy the world or rebuild it for mankind's benefit, so will history decide whether today's broadcasters employed their powerful voice to enrich the people or to debase them.

意味（2）

(transitive, archaic) To lower in position or rank.

意味（3）

(transitive) To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

debases （ present singular third-person ）

debasing （ participle present ）

debased （ participle past ）

debased （ past ）