Debase
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade. To lower in position or rank.
Stretch
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To lengthen by pulling.To lengthen when pulled.To pull tight.To get more use than expected from a limited resource.To be inaccurate by exaggeration.To extend from limit point to limit point.To extend one's limbs or body in order to stretch the muscles.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An act of stretching.The ability to lengthen when pulled.A course of thought which similarly diverts from 'straight' logicA segment of a journey or route.A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.A length of time
Example sentence: Reading is a means of thinking with another person's mind; it forces you to stretch your own.