# embase

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈbeɪs/

## Definitions
1. To lower physically.
2. To bring down or lower in position, status, etc.; to degrade, humiliate.
3. To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy.

## Etymology
From em- + base. Compare Old French embaissier.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/embase