mindmap root((堕落)) debase implies a loss of position, worth, value, or dignity: issued a ~d coinage. vitiate implies the impairment or destruction of purity, validity, or effectiveness by introduction of a fault or defect: partisanship and factionalism ~d our foreign policy. deprave implies moral deterioration by evil thoughts or influences: hoping to banish ~d thoughts. corrupt implies loss of soundness, purity, or integrity through the action of debasing or destroying influences: believes that jargon ~s the language. debauch implies a demoralizing or debasing through sensual indulgence: led a ~ed life after the divorce. pervert implies a twisting or distorting from what is natural or normal so as to debase it completely: ~ed the original goals of the institute.