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- Dictionaryabase/əˈbeɪs/
verb
- 1. behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone): "I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees"
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The meaning of ABASE is to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem. How to use abase in a sentence.
ABASE definition: 1. to make yourself seem to be less important or to not deserve respect 2. to make yourself seem to…. Learn more.
To abase something or someone is to humiliate them — no, more than just humiliate them. If you abase another person you are bringing them low, humbling them in a mean, base manner. Not nice at all. Abase means to bring someone down, often either in their job or their self-esteem.
Abase definition: to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. . See examples of ABASE used in a sentence.
2 meanings: 1. to humble or belittle (oneself, etc) 2. to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation.... Click for more definitions.
Define abase. abase synonyms, abase pronunciation, abase translation, English dictionary definition of abase. tr.v. a·based , a·bas·ing , a·bas·es To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at debase. a·base′ment n.
Definition of abase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A complete guide to the word "ABASE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
1. to humble or belittle (oneself, etc) [...] 2. to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation. [...] More. Conjugations of 'abase' present simple: I abase, you abase [...] past simple: I abased, you abased [...] past participle: abased. More. Synonyms of 'abase' • humble, reduce, lower, depress [...] More. Translations of 'abase' English-French.
verb. abased, abases, abasing. To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. American Heritage. To humble or humiliate. He abased himself before the king. Webster's New World. To lower; cast down. Webster's New World. (archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
