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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Embase

· Em·base · IPA /ɪmˈbeɪs/
01 v. t. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate.
  1. 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.