As verbs the difference between befoul and debase
is that befoul is to make foul; to soil while debase is to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
befoul
English
Verb
(
en verb)
To make foul; to soil.
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
Related terms
* afoul
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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