Debase and Purify

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

Usage example: we debase ourselves when we adopt the moral code and behavior of our despised enemies

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Purify is an antonym for debase in topics: corrupt, degrade, adulterate.

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

Purify verb - To free from moral guilt or blemish especially ceremonially.

Usage example: Catholics go to confession to be purified

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Debase is an antonym for purify.

Nearby Words: pure, purity, purified, purification, purifying

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