abase in English dictionary

  • abase

    Meanings and definitions of "abase"

    • (archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
    • To cast down or to lower, as in rank, office, condition in life or estimation of worthiness, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.
    • verb
      (transitive, archaic)
      To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down[First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To lower in value, in particular as altering the content of alloys in coins.[Attested from the mid 16 th century until the mid 18 th century.]
    • to lower so as to hurt feelings
    • To lower in level (rank, office etc). (Re. Military)
    • abase (oneself)
    • verb
      cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

    Synonyms of "abase" in English dictionary

    hurt, offend, chagrin are the top synonyms of "abase" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of abase

    • abase ( third-person singular simple present abases, present participle abasing, simple past and past participle abased)
    • abase, abased, abased, abases, abasing
    • abase (third-person singular simple present abases, present participle abasing, simple past and past participle abased)
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