| Main Entry: | bastardize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | debase |
Synonyms: |
adulterate, bestialize, brutalize, corrupt, debauch, declare illegitimate, degrade, demoralize, deprave, pervert, vitiate, warp |
Antonyms: |
appreciate, praise, value |
| Main Entry: | corrupt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pervert; pollute |
Synonyms: |
abase, abuse, adulterate, animalize, bastardize, blemish, blight, bribe, contaminate, damage, debase, debauch, decay, decompose, deface, defile, deform, degrade, demean, demoralize, deprave, depreciate, despoil, disfigure, disgrace, dishonor, fix, grease palm, harm, hurt, ill-treat, impair, infect, injure, lower, lure, maltreat, mar, mistreat, misuse, outrage, pull down, putrefy, ravage, reduce, rot, ruin, spoil, square, stain, suborn, subvert, taint, undermine, violate, vitiate, warp, waste |
Antonyms: |
better, chasten, cleanse, dignify, improve, purify |
| Main Entry: | debase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | adulterate |
Synonyms: |
abase, animalize, bastardize, bestialize, contaminate, corrupt, damage, defile, depreciate, doctor, dope up, impair, load, pervert, pollute, sophisticate, spoil, taint, vitiate, weight, worsen |
Antonyms: |
clean, clear, enhance, improve, purify |
| Main Entry: | debauch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | deprave, corrupt |
Synonyms: |
abuse, bastardize, bestialize, betray, brutalize, debase, defile, deflower, demoralize, fornicate, fraternize, go bad, go to hell, intrigue, inveigle, lead astray, live in the gutter, lure, pervert, pollute, ravish, ruin, seduce, subvert, tempt, violate, vitiate, warp |
Antonyms: |
clean, cleanse, improve, purify, upgrade |
| Main Entry: | demoralize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt, pervert |
Synonyms: |
bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, debase, debauch, deprave, lower, vitiate, warp |
Antonyms: |
make good, moralize, purify |
| Main Entry: | deprave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt, lead astray |
Synonyms: |
bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, debase, debauch, degrade, demoralize, pervert, seduce, subvert, vitiate, warp |
Antonyms: |
ennoble, improve, moralize |
| Main Entry: | stain |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dirty, taint |
Synonyms: |
animalize, bastardize, besmirch, bestialize, blacken, blemish, blot, brutalize, color, contaminate, corrupt, daub, debase, debauch, defile, demoralize, deprave, discolor, disgrace, drag through the mud, dye, mark, pervert, smear, smudge, soil, spot, sully, tar, tarnish, tinge, tint |
Antonyms: |
clean |
| Main Entry: | warp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bend, distort |
Synonyms: |
bastardize, brutalize, color, contort, corrupt, crook, curve, debase, debauch, deform, deprave, deviate, misrepresent, misshape, pervert, swerve, torture, turn, twist, vitiate, wind |
| Notes: | the warp are parallel strands; strands threaded over and under are weft or woof |
Antonyms: |
straighten |
| Main Entry: | animalize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | corrupt |
Synonyms: |
bastardize, bestialize, brutalize, debase, debauch, degrade, dehumanize, demoralize, deprave, stain, vitiate |
| Main Entry: | bestialize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brutalize |
Synonyms: |
abuse, animalize, bastardize, corrupt, debase, debauch, degrade, demoralize, deprave |