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Debase vs Deprave - What's the difference?

debase | deprave |

In transitive terms the difference between debase and deprave

is that debase is to lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins while deprave is to make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.

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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    deprave

    English

    Verb

    (deprav)
  • To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile
  • To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt

    • Related terms

    * depravation * depraved * depravedness * depravity

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