Past tense of debase

Forms of debase

Debased in a sentence

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:debased.From the entry debased
• In some cases, they were thought to be a type of debased human.2018, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, “Introduction: An Overview of Werewolves and Their Kin”, in Rosemary Ellen Guiley, editor, Fate Presents…. From the entry dogman
• The shimonsen or shimon, originally worth four mon, but debased to two mon.1902, Walter Del Mar, Around the World Through Japan, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., page 136. From the entry mon
• Prince Charles has debased the English language – and in a letter to a foreign potentate, no less.2019 April 18, David Shariatmadari, “Ize on the prize: is Prince Charles the last guardian of British spelling?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN…. From the entry pedantic
• The badge itself is a remarkable medley of objects, and another good example of the debased heraldry of Tudor days.1912, Edward Earle Dorling, Leopards of England, and Other Papers on Heraldry, page 54. From the entry debased

Meaning of debase

1. verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
2. verb To lower in position or rank.
3. verb To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.

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Questions about the past tense of debase

What is the past tense of debase?

The past tense of debase is debased.

What is the past participle of debase?

The past participle of debase is debased.

Is debase a regular or irregular verb?

Debase is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.