Acknowledge and Debase

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Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Debase is an antonym for acknowledge.

Debase verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: our failure to win a single game completely debased us

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Acknowledge is an antonym for debase.

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

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Debase and Acknowledge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/debase

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