Both Uses of
debase
in
Politics and the English Language
- It is at this point that the special connection between politics and the debasement of language becomes clear.†
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- The debased language that I have been discussing is in some ways very convenient.†
debased = degrade (decreased) the purity, quality, or status of something
Definition:
to degrade (decrease) the purity, quality, or status of something -- often morality or metals