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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.

To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye

Saying so, he abased his lance. - Thomas Shelton.

to lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
{v} to bring low, humble, cast down
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade
{f} degrade, humiliate, belittle
abase yourself to behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete power over you
To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye
abase oneself
{f} mortify oneself, humiliate oneself
abase oneself so far as to do something
humiliate oneself to doing something
abased
Simple past tense and past participle of abase
abasement
The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation
abased
{a} brought low, humbled, disgraced
abasement
{n} the act of humbling, a low estate
Abasement
depriving one of self-esteem
Abasement
a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H L Menchken
abased
past of abase
abased
Lowered; humbled
abased
Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield
abasement
{i} humiliation, degradation, belittlement
abasement
Menchken
abasement
a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H
abases
third-person singular of abase
abasing
present participle of abase
abase
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