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• lower oneself — index condescend (deign), patronize (condescend toward) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• lower oneself — degrade oneself, cheapen oneself, sell oneself short …   English contemporary dictionary

• lower oneself — demean oneself. → lower …   English new terms dictionary

• lower oneself — verb debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way I won t stoop to reading other people s mail • Syn: ↑condescend, ↑stoop • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

• lower — lower1 [lō′ər] adj. [compar. of LOW1] 1. in a place or on a level below another [lower lip] 2. inferior in rank, authority, or dignity [the lower classes] 3. less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc. 4 …   English World dictionary

• lower — lower1 adjective comparative of low1. 1》 less high in position, status, or amount.     ↘(often Lower) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence typically deeper) part of a stratigraphic or archaeological division: the Lower Cretaceous.… …   English new terms dictionary

• lower — 1. adjective 1) the lower house of Parliament Syn: subordinate, inferior, lesser, junior, minor, secondary, lower level, subsidiary, subservient Ant: upper, senior 2) her lower lip …   Thesaurus of popular words

• lower one's guard — lower (or let down) one s guard relax one s defensive posture, leaving oneself vulnerable to attack if you lower your guard or take a step backward, I will throw in the towel ■ reduce one s level of vigilance or caution she was not ready to let… …   Useful english dictionary

• lower — lower1 lowerable, adj. /loh euhr/, v.t. 1. to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag. 2. to make lower in height or level: to lower the water in a canal. 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make less loud: Please… …   Universalium

• lower — I. /ˈloʊə / (say lohuh) adjective 1. comparative of low1. 2. (often upper case) Geology denoting an earlier division of a period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian. –verb (t) 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make… …  

• lower — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. lour, glower, scowl; be imminent, impend, approach. adj. & v. See lowness, dejection. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. reduce, diminish, lessen, scale down, demote, de escalate, push down, bring low, set… …   English dictionary for students