debasement

DEBA'SEMENT, n. 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.