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    abase
    /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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  2. ABASE is a verb that means to make yourself seem to be less important or to not deserve respect. Learn more about its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples.

  3. Abase is a verb that means to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem. It can also mean to lower physically or to degrade someone or something. See synonyms, examples, and word history of abase.

  4. 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.

  5. ABASE is a verb that means to humble or degrade someone or something. It comes from the Latin word bassus, meaning low or base. See synonyms, derived forms, and examples of ABASE in sentences.

  6. Abase means to humble or belittle oneself or others, or to lower or reduce rank or reputation. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples and word origin of abase.

  7. Definition of abase verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. Abase means to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem, or to humble or belittle oneself or others. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of abase in English and Spanish.