1. Ruined in character or quality
   "The debased currency led to economic instability";
   - corrupted, vitiated
    
2. Lowered in value
   "a debased currency";
   - devalued, degraded
    
3. Mixed with impurities
   "The debased honey contained corn syrup";
   - adulterate, adulterated

1. Corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
   "The dealer debased the cocaine with cheaper substances";
   - load, adulterate, stretch, dilute
    
2. Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
   "Socrates was accused of debasing young men";
   - corrupt, pervert, subvert, demoralize, demoralise [Brit], debauch, profane, vitiate, deprave, misdirect
    
3. (metallurgy) lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
   "They debased the gold coins by alloying them with copper";
   - alloy

See also: corrupt, impure, low

Type of: alter, change, corrupt, devalue, modify, spoil

Encyclopedia: Debase