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Webster 1913 Edition

Debasement

De-base′ment

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Noun.
The act of debasing or the state of being debased.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Debasement

DEBA'SEMENT

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Noun.
The act of debasing; degradation; reduction of purity, fineness, quality or value; adulteration; a state of being debased; as debasement of character, of our faculties, of the coin, of style, &c.
DEBA'SER, n. One who debases or lowers in estimation, or in value; one who degrades or renders mean; that which debases.
DEBA'SING, ppr.

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