01 v. t. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate.
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To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate.[Obs.]“Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills.” — Sylvester.“Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it.” — Bacon.“Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity.” — South.