Definitions

1. verb

to take or try to take someone’s bag or luggage, especially in a sly or underhanded way

“The pickpocket tried to debase the tourist, but the tourist caught the thief in the act.”

2. verb

to take something, especially a bag or luggage, from someone in a clever or cunning way

“The thief managed to debase the traveler without being detected.”

3. noun

a bag or luggage, especially one that has been taken in a sly or underhanded way

“The police were looking for the debase that had been stolen from the tourist.”