Defn: Hindrance from approach; exclusion.
DEBARRASS
De*bar"rass, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. débarrasser. See Embarrass.]
Defn: To disembarrass; to relieve. [R.]
DEBASE
De*base", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Debased; p. pr. & vb. n. Debasing.]
Etym: [Pref. de- + base. See Base, a., and cf. Abase.]
Defn: To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth, dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime; to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar words. The coin which was adulterated and debased. Hale. It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase religion with such frivolous disputes. Hooker. And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. Pope.
Syn.
— To abase; degrade. See Abase.
DEBASED
De*based", a. (Her.)
Defn: Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted; reversed.
DEBASEMENT
De*base"ment, n.
Defn: The act of debasing or the state of being debased. Milton.