herabwürdigen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- debase verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
- disparage noun Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
- stoop verb To bend the body forward and down.
- vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Senses
herabwürdigen is used for these senses in English:
- debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- demean To debase; to lower; to degrade.
- demean (now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
- disparage To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
- stoop To lower oneself; to demean oneself in doing something below one's status, standards, or morals.
- vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.
debase — full definition
- verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- verb To lower in position or rank.
- verb To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.