verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
currency
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By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency , hurting its value, and fueling inflation.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a debased currency
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Our society has been debased by war and corruption.
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Women were forced to debase themselves by selling their bodies.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Agit-poppers convinced themselves that rock was archaic and debased, no longer capable of functioning as a medium for radical comment.
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By adding base metals, the leaders debased the currency, hurting its value, and fueling inflation.
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Even the love of Troilus and Cressida is debased by the Trojan atmosphere, and misplaced values.
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This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain.
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To deny the truth on grounds of faith alone debases both science and religion.
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To do so would be to debase them by turning them into commodities.
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Who is watching me in my current debased condition?