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verb (abas, ing)
  1. (archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
    • Saying so, he abased his lance. - Shelton
      1. 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.
    • Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. - Luke 14:11
Translations:
  • Dutch: vernederen
  • French: baisser, abaisser, rabaisser, humilier
  • German: erniedrigen
  • Spanish: rebajar
Etymology: From Old French abaissier, from a- + baissier "to lower", from Late Latin bassus "short".

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