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abase Verb [abasing, abased] abase oneself to make oneself humble [Old French abaissier] abasement n
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Translations abase [əˈbeɪs] vt to abase o.s. → sich erniedrigen; to abase o.s. so far as to do sth → sich dazu erniedrigen, etw zu tun How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| How inscrutable are the ways of providence -- for what great and mysterious purpose has it pleased heaven to abase the man once so elevated, and raise up him who was so abased? mighty problem of its signification, abase my spiritual eyes, fearing I wouldn't abase myself by descending to hold no conversation with him' replied the Dodger. |
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