doctor up vs debase

doctor up and debase both are verbs.

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

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

doctor up: 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 up include adulterate, dilute, load, stretch.

doctor up (verb)	debase (verb)
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive	lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
	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