Language And Communication Skills

verb to reduce the quality or value of something, typically by adding lower quality materials or by corrupting it

• The counterfeit currency served to debase the country's economy.
• Using cheap materials will only debase the quality of the product.
• Don't debase yourself by stooping to their level.
• His constant lies seemed to debase the very essence of truth.

adjective lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly

• The professor dismissed the student's inane question during the lecture.
• I can't believe she wasted time on such an inane topic.
• Stop being so inane, it's annoying.
• His inane ideas were like a broken record, repeating the same nonsense over and over again.

verb to utter or recite in a singing tone or with musical inflections

• The singer was able to intonate each note perfectly during the performance.
• She always intonates her words with such passion when she talks about her favorite topic.
• I can't believe how well he can intonate his jokes to make them even funnier.
• The author's words seemed to intonate a sense of urgency and importance in the reader's mind.