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Abased vs Debased - What's the difference?

abased | debased |

As verbs the difference between abased and debased

is that abased is past tense of abase while debased is past tense of debase.

As an adjective abased

is humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.

abased

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
  • (heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.

    • Derived terms

    * abasedness

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abase)

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    debased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (debase)

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    debase

    English

    Verb

    (debas)
  • To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
  • (archaic) To lower in position or rank.Oxford English Dictionary , 2nd ed., 1989.
  • To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

    • Synonyms

    * adulterate, degrade, demean

    Derived terms

    * debased * debasedness * debasement * debaser * undebased

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