Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

embase

/ɪmˈbeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: em-base
IPA: /ɪmˈbeɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lower physically.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To bring down or lower in position, status, etc.; to degrade, humiliate.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy.

Archaic; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[God had] Embast the valleys, and embost the hills."
"And either vowd with all their power and witt To let not others honour be defaste Of friend or foe, who ever it embaste […]"
"Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity."
"Alloy in coin of gold […] may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it."

Etymology

From em- + base. Compare Old French embaissier.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: en

Usage

Inflected Forms

embases (present, singular) embasing (participle, present) embased (participle, past) embased (past) imbase (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

embasement

Synonyms

debase humble relegate abase bring down to size cut down to size defame degrade demean demote depress discredit

Homonyms

imbase

Questions

How do you pronounce embase?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈbeɪs/.
What does embase mean?: To lower physically.
Where does embase come from?: From em- + base. Compare Old French embaissier.

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