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Misconceived vs Debased - What's the difference?

misconceived | debased | Related terms |

As verbs the difference between misconceived and debased

is that misconceived is past tense of misconceive while debased is past tense of debase.

misconceived

English

Verb

(head)
  • (misconceive)

  • misconceive

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • to misunderstand
  • * 1694, William Congreve, The Double-Dealer
  • Nay, misconceive me not, madam, when I say I have had a gen'rous and a faithful passion, which you had never favoured, but through revenge and policy.

    Derived terms

    * misconception

    debased

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (debase)
  • Anagrams

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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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