Debase and Subvert

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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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Subvert is a synonym for debase. In some cases you can use "Subvert" instead a verb "Debase".

Nearby Words: debasement, debasing

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

Usage example: by insisting that she pay me for helping her, she subverted my noble desire to do a good deed without reward

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Debase is a synonym for subvert in corrupt topic. You can use "Debase" instead a verb "Subvert", if it concerns topics such as rebel.

Nearby Words: subversion, subverting

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