debased
Speech parts
1. debased - Adjective
2. debased - Verb
4. debased - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
of Debase
Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
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the dollar is low
a debased currency
And like the rich, women's "softness" has "debased mankind".
Archimedes' principle provided the next link: coins could now be easily tested for their fine weight of metal, and thus the value of a coin could be determined, even if it had been shaved, debased or otherwise tampered with (see Numismatics ).
" Heller also stated that Solanas could "reject mainstream liberal feminism for its blind adherence to cultural codes of feminine politeness and decorum which the SCUM Manifesto identifies as the source of women's debased social status."
By 1580 an influx of silver from the New World had caused high inflation and social unrest, especially among Janissaries and government officials who were paid in debased currency.