Debase and Idealize

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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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Idealize is an antonym for debase.

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

Idealize verb - To represent or think of as better than reality would warrant.

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Debase is an antonym for idealize.

Nearby Words: ideal, idealistic, idealise, idealism, ideality

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