How to Say "to debase" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to debase” is “degradar” — C1 level.
English → SpanishC1
verbC1formal
lowering the value or quality of a person's character
Examples
No permitas que nadie te degrade.
Don't let anyone humiliate you.
Esas condiciones de trabajo degradan a los empleados.
Those working conditions debase the employees.
La violencia degrada al ser humano.
Violence debases human beings.
Abstract Subjects
This meaning often uses abstract nouns as the thing doing the action, such as 'La pobreza degrada' (Poverty debases).
Humillar vs Degradante
Mistake: “Me siento degradado.”
Correction: Me siento humillado (usually).
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