Both Uses of
debase
in
The Fountainhead
- When the name of Gail Wynand became a threat in the publishing world, a group of newspaper owners took him aside—at a city charity affair which all had to attend—and reproached him for what they called his debasement of the public taste.†
Chpt 3.1
- It's interesting to speculate on the reasons that make men so anxious to debase themselves.†
Chpt 3.4 *
Definition:
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(debase) to degrade (decrease) the purity, quality, or status of something -- often morality or metals