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# How to pronounce "debases" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/dɛbæsɛs/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **de·ba·ses**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "debases" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "pick and pluck as soon as they receive it you do not feel how such a trade debases how ill it suits the artist proud and true the botching work each fine Pretender traces is I perceive a principle with you such a reproof not in"
- **Watch at 6:12**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzMejWGirJs&t=372s)

### Example 2
> "Alternatives right now what has changed the only thing that's changed to me in the last few weeks is the Bank of Japan comes in with this bazooka of a quantitative easing program which just debases currencies even further right and and and and that's I think uh the the pule right if um I think that if you look at the fed the fed's kind of buying about $85 billion a month worth of of mortgages and treasuries uh the bank of Japan came in"
- **Watch at 0:48**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA3BhLoREHM&t=48s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "A man is only debased when he debases himself; he is exalted when he lives an exalted life."
- **Watch at 10:30**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p4nmdxFHy0&t=630s)


## How to Pronounce "debases"

- **Syllables**: de · ba · ses
- **IPA**: `/dɛbæsɛs/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[debase](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/debase)

### Related Concepts
[abase](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/abase), [adulterate](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/adulterate), [degrade](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/degrade), [demean](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/demean), [demote](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/demote), [humble](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/humble)

## Synonyms

[cut down to size](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/cut-down-to-size)

## Related Pronunciations

[deages](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/deages)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “debases”?
“debases” is pronounced /dɛbæsɛs/ (de · ba · ses). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “debases”?
“debases” has 3 syllables: de · ba · ses.

### What does “debases” mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of debase

### How can I hear “debases” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “debases” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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