debasing's Usage Examples:

At last that final expedient of weak governments, the debasing of the coinage, led to a crisis.

It is generally and traditionally praised, but those who have read it will be more disposed to agree with Charles Lamb, who considers it "of a vile and debasing tendency," and thinks it "almost impossible to suppose the author in earnest.

By debasing the coinage he hastened the decay of Byzantine commerce.

As the stronger side of Gotama's teaching was neglected, the debasing belief in rites and ceremonies, and charms and incantations, which had been the especial object of his scorn, began to spread like the Birana weed warmed by a tropical sun in marsh and muddy soil.

debase aspect causes intense emotional and sexual involvements, and sometimes this can be with very debasing influences.

Incensed by the debasing of the coinage, which robbed them of part of their pay, they invaded the Divan clamouring for the heads of the sultan's favourite, the beylerbey of Rumelia, and of the defterdar (finance minister), which were thrown to them (April 3, 1589).

He had already persecuted and plundered the Jews and the Lombard bankers, and repeated recourse to the debasing of the coinage had led to a series of small risings.

This was a political coup detat, and when the time had expired he attempted a financial coup detat by debasing the currency.

There was a considerable party in favour of debasing the currency indefinitely by inflation, and a bill with that object was passed by Congress in April 1874.

Synonyms:

dishonorable, dishonourable, degrading,

Antonyms:

worthy, noble, innocuous, honorable,