embase Meaning, Definition & Usage

Em*base" transitive verb

Etymology

Pref. em- + base, a. or v. t.: cf. OF. embaissier.

Definitions

1. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. Obs.

   Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills. Sylvester.

   Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it. Bacon.

   Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity. South.