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abase (verb)

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  • abase — ► VERB (abase oneself) ▪ behave in a way that lessens others respect for one. DERIVATIVES abasement noun. ORIGIN Old French abaissier to lower …   English terms dictionary

  • abase — verb /əˈbeɪs/ a) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. Saying so, he abased his lance. b) To cast down or to lower, as in rank, office, condition in life or estimation of wort …   Wiktionary

  • abase — I verb abuse, adulterate, belittle, bring down, brutalize, calumniate, debase, decivilize, defame, deform, degrade, demean, demote, derogate, diminish, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, downgrade, humble, humiliate, lower, pervert, reduce, set down …   Law dictionary

  • abase — verb abase yourself to behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete power over you abasement noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • abase — verb 1) Dunlap had a reputation for openly abasing his employees Syn: humble, humiliate, belittle, demean, lower, degrade, debase, cheapen, discredit, bring low. See note at humble 2) I d rather lose my job than contin …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • abase — UK [əˈbeɪs] / US verb Word forms abase : present tense I/you/we/they abase he/she/it abases present participle abasing past tense abased past participle abased formal abase yourself Derived word: abasement noun uncountable …   English dictionary

  • abase — a|base [ ə beıs ] verb FORMAL abase yourself to behave in a way that makes other people respect you less ╾ a|base|ment noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • abase — [ə beɪs] verb (usu. abase oneself) behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). Derivatives abasement noun Origin ME: from OFr. abaissier, from a (from L. ad to, at ) + baissier to lower …   English new terms dictionary

  • abase — /əˈbeɪs / (say uh bays) verb (t) (abased, abasing) 1. (chiefly reflexive) to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, estimation; humble; degrade. 2. Obsolete to lower physically; bring down: to abase your eyes. {blend of base2 and Middle English… …  

  • abase — transitive verb (abased; abasing) Etymology: Middle English abassen, from Anglo French abesser, abaisser, from a (from Latin ad ) + besser, from Vulgar Latin *bassiare to lower Date: 15th century 1. archaic to lower physically …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • abase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. humble (See abash); demean, degrade; dishonor; cast down. See humility, servility. Ant., uplift, exalt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. humiliate, humble, debase; see humble . See Synonym Study at humble …   English dictionary for students

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