Base, v. t. [See Base, a., and cf. Abase.] 1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower.
If any... based his pike.
Sir T. North.
2. To reduce the value of; to debase.
Metals which we can not base.
Bacon.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.