In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
DEBASED
corrupted, debased, vitiated
(adjective) ruined in character or quality
debased, devalued, degraded
(adjective) lowered in value; “the dollar is low”; “a debased currency”
adulterate, adulterated, debased
(adjective) mixed with impurities
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
debased
simple past tense and past participle of debase
Adjective
debased (comparative more debased, superlative most debased)
Brought low; degraded.
(heraldry) Reversed.
Anagrams
• bad seed
Source: Wiktionary
De*based", a. (Her.)
Definition: Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
DEBASE
De*base", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debased; p. pr. & vb. n. Debasing.] Etym: [Pref. de- + base. See Base, a., and cf. Abase.]
Definition: To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar words. The coin which was adulterated and debased. Hale. It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes. Hooker. And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.
Syn.
– To abase; degrade. See Abase.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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