debase vs doctor up

debase and doctor up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
debase	No	No	Yes	No
doctor up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, doctor up is a hyponym of debase; that is, doctor up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than debase:

debase: corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
doctor up: alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

Other hyponyms of debase include water down, doctor, sophisticate.

debase (verb)	doctor up (verb)
lower in value by increasing the base-metal content	alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality