| Main Entry: | debase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | degrade, shame |
Synonyms: |
abase, bemean, cast down, cheapen, corrupt, cripple, debauch, debilitate, demean, demoralize, deprave, devaluate, devalue, disable, disgrace, dishonor, drag down, dump on, enfeeble, fluff off, humble, humiliate, lower, put away, put down, reduce, sap, shoot down, sink, take down a peg, take down, undermine, weaken |
Antonyms: |
elevate, honor, laud, praise, upgrade, value |
| Main Entry: | remove |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | do away with; kill |
Synonyms: |
assassinate, blot out, clear away, dispose of, do in, drag, drag down, efface, eliminate, eradicate, erase, exclude, execute, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, get rid of, liquidate, murder, obliterate, purge, scratch, sterilize, take down, take out, waste*, wipe out |
Antonyms: |
give birth, plant, sow |
| Main Entry: | sadden |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, depress |
Synonyms: |
break one's heart, bring one down, bum out, cast down, dampen spirits, dash, deject, deplore, desolate, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, distress, down, drag down, grieve, make blue, oppress, press, put a damper on, put into a funk, throw cold water on, turn one off, weigh down |
Antonyms: |
cheer, delight, gladden, make happy |