infect vs debase

infect and debase both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of infect include corrupt, debauch, demoralise, demoralize, deprave, misdirect, pervert, profane, subvert, vitiate.

infect (verb)	debase (verb)
contaminate with a disease or microorganism	lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
communicate a disease to	corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
affect in a contagious way	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
corrupt with ideas or an ideology