debase
[dɪ'beɪs] verb transitive
■to reduce the quality or value of something 使堕落；贬低•Some argue that money has debased football.有人说金钱腐蚀了足球运动。 •Our world view has become debased. We no longer have a sense of the sacred.我们的世界观堕落了，我们不再具有神圣感。 debase the coinage/currency
■to lower the value of a coin by making it from a less valuable metal （透过掺杂非贵重金属）降低硬币的价值 |