What is "embase"

Embase \Em*base"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + base, a. or v. t.: cf. OF. embaissier.] To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. [Obs.]

Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills.
--Sylvester.

Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the better, but it embaseth it.
--Bacon.

Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for nothing but to embase divinity.
--South.

vb. 1 (context obsolete English) Physically to lower. 2 (context obsolete transitive English) To bring down or lower in position, status, etc.; to degrade, humiliate. 3 (context obsolete English) To lower the value of (a coin, commodity etc.); to debase (a coin) with alloy.

Embase (often styled EMBASE for Excerpta Medica dataBASE) is a biomedical and pharmacological database of published literature designed to support information managers and pharmacovigilance in complying with the regulatory requirements of a licensed drug. Embase, produced by Elsevier, contains over 28 million records from over 8,400 currently published journals from 1947 to the present. Through its international coverage, daily updates, and drug indexing with EMTREE, Embase enables tracking and retrieval of drug information in the published literature. Each record is fully indexed and Articles in Press are available for some records and In Process are available for all records, ahead of full indexing. Embase's international coverage expands across biomedical journals from 90 countries and is available through a number of database vendors.