debase
verb [ T ] uk/dɪˈbeɪs/ us/dɪˈbeɪs/
使堕落；贬低
to reduce the quality or value of something
Some argue that money has debased football. 有人说金钱腐蚀了足球运动。
Our world view has become debased. We no longer have a sense of the sacred. 我们的世界观堕落了，我们不再具有神圣感。
debase the coinage/currency （通过掺杂非贵重金属）降低硬币的价值
to lower the value of a coin by making it from a less valuable metal