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
debased
simple past tense and past participle of debase
debased (comparative more debased, superlative most debased)
Brought low; degraded.
(heraldry) Reversed.
• bad seed
Source: Wiktionary
De*based", a. (Her.)
Definition: Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
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
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
