herabwürdigen — meaning in English

English meaning

debase verb To reduce the quality or worth of something.
demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.
disparage noun An unequal marriage, especially to someone of lower social rank.
stoop verb To bend the body forward and down.
vilify verb To make slanderous remarks about someone or something; to criticise harshly.

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.

verb To reduce the quality or worth of something.
verb To reduce someone's rank or status.
verb To reduce a coin's value by cutting down the amount of precious metal it contains.