Break and Debase

Break

Break verb - To bring to a lower grade or rank.
Usage example: the captain was broken to lieutenant commander for disobeying a direct order from his group commander

Debase and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debase" instead a verb "Break".

Debase

Debase verb - To lower in character, dignity, or quality.

Break and debase are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a verb "Debase".

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

Both words in one sentence

  • Break the Haughty: This happens to Aradryan, when his gambit against the Dark Eldar raiders backfires and leads to his ship being destroyed and when he has to thoroughly debase himself before the Space Marines.
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