doctor vs debase

debase vs doctor

doctor is a noun but debase is not a noun.

doctor and debase both are verbs.

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

As verbs, debase is a hypernym of doctor; that is, debase is a word with a broader meaning than doctor:

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

Other hypernyms of doctor include adulterate, dilute, load, stretch.

doctor (noun)	debase (noun)
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
a licensed medical practitioner
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

doctor (verb)	debase (verb)
give medical treatment to	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
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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