Basen

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower ambitransitive

    "If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England."

Example

More examples

"If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England."

Etymology

From base (adjective) + -en.

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