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Definition: EMBASE

Part of Speech Definition
Verb 1. To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate.[Websters]
2. Seldom used base verb from the following inflections: embasing, embased, embases, embaser, embasers, embasingly and embasedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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"Embase" is a common misspelling or typo for: Embassy, Embrace, Embassies, Embossed, Abase, Emboss, Emblaze, embases, embaser, Embosses, embased, Embays.

Date "Embase" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1593. (references)

Etymology:Embase \Em*base"\, transitive verb. [Prefix em- base, adjective or transitive verb: compare to Old French expression embaissier.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: EMBASE

Domain Definition
Noah Webster 1: [Verb] To lower in value; to vitiate; to deprave; to impair. The virtue--of a tree embased by the ground. I have no ignoble end--that may embase my poor judgment.
  2: [Verb] To degrade; to vilify. [This word is seldom used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Extended Definition: EMBASE

EMBASE

EMBASE, or the Excerpta Medica Database, is a biomedical and pharmacological database produced by Elsevier and containing over 11 million records from 1974 to present. Each record is fully indexed and it covers over 5,000 biomedical journals from 70 countries. It is available online through a number of database vendors.[1]

See also

  • Index medicus

References

  1. EMBASE, Elsevier

External links

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "EMBASE". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: EMBASE

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
EMBASE 4     EMBASE 4

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"embase" is a common misspelling or typo for: Embassy, Embrace, Embassies, Embossed, Abase, Emboss, Emblaze, embases, embaser, Embosses, embased, Embays.

Synonyms: embase
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 basan, bases, basics, basis, foundation, foundationer, grounding, substructure, base.
Consider also: bottom, creation, establishment, foot, ground, institution, principle, gist, bed, beginning, cause, cornerstone, footing, leg, origin, root, support.

Verb

 degrade, deteriorate.
Consider also: cheapen, demean, debauch, aggravate, disparage, lessen, spoil, worsen, vitiate, abate, descend, deprave, depress, discredit, downgrade, drop, humiliate, impair.

Other

 debase, imbase, embace, basely, off-base, understructure, fundamental.
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Computed Synonyms: embase

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.4097   embase     base     bottom, foundation, basis, ground, foot   
 2   1.4095   embase     off-base     base, substructure, understructure, basan, basis   
 3   1.1089   embase     substructure     base, foundation, basis, pedestal, groundwork   
 4   1.1087   embase     understructure     undercarriage, fixture, power frame, panel frame, crate   
 5   1.0095   embase     basan     sheepskin, roan, foundation, bases, basil   
 6   1.0095   embase     basis     base, foundation, ground, groundwork, bottom   
 7   1.0090   embase     foundation     base, basis, ground, bottom, groundwork   
 8   1.0090   embase     fundamental     basic, essential, principal, cardinal, main   
 9   1.0090   embase     grounding     ground, bottoming, fielding, motiving, dirting   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: embase

Context Synonyms within Context

Deterioration

Embase, adulterate, alloy, canker, contaminate, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deflower, degrade, denaturalize, denature, deprave, deteriorate, dirt, discolor, empoison, envenom, exulcerate, infect, inquinate, leaven, poison, pollute, prejudice, put back, set back, sophisticate, stain, taint, tamper with, ulcerate, vitiate, weaken.

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Translations: EMBASE

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Chinese Simplified 基础 (base, basis, foundation, basics, foundations). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, embase. (volunteer & more translations)
Source: Eve, based on a combination of meta analysis and graph theory (for near and back translations). Top