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Meaning of basen | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To make or become base (inferior or unworthy); to lower

Examples

“If I had time I should write a long essay to show how much the political, and the ethical, and the theological teaching of the early Friends has basened that of modern England.”

“The Nation, self-immersed, sinks in the mires; It basens to a horde of the unjust.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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See also

basened basening basepair basepaired basepairing basepairs

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