Debase and Extol

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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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Extol is an antonym for debase.

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

Extol verb - To proclaim the glory of.

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Debase is an antonym for extol in sing the praises of topic.

Nearby Words: extolled, extolling

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Extol and Debase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debase/extol

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