Debase and Romanticize
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Debase
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
Romanticize is an antonym for debase.
Nearby Words: debasement, debasing
Romanticize
Romanticize verb - To represent or think of as better than reality would warrant.
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Synonyms for Romanticize
Debase is an antonym for romanticize.
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Romanticize and Debase. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/debase/romanticize
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