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embase

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  1. 1. v. t. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. Source: opted
  2. 2. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. [Obs.] Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills. Sylvester. Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Bacon. Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity. South. Source: webster
  3. 3. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase;to degrade; to deteriorate. [Obs.]Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills. Sylvester.Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, butit embaseth it. Bacon.Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but toembase divinity. South. Source: adambom
  4. 4. v. t. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. Source: ecdict

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