abase

a·base  (-bs)

tr.v. a·based, a·bas·ing, a·bas·es

To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at degrade.

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[Middle English abassen, from Old French abaissier : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *bassire (from Medieval Latin bassus, low).]

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a·basement n.

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abase

Verb

[abasing, abased] abase oneself to make oneself humble [Old French abaissier]

abasement n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abase - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify spite, wound, bruise, injure, offend, hurt - hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised my ego" demolish, smash, crush - humiliate or depress completely; "She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation"; "The death of her son smashed her" demean, disgrace, degrade, take down, put down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

Translations

abase [əˈbeɪs] vt to abase o.s. (so far as to do ...) → rebajarse (hasta el punto de hacer ...)

abase [əˈbeɪs] vt to abase o.s. (so far as to do) → s'abaisser (à faire)

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

abase [əˈbeɪs] vt to abase o.s. (so far as to do) → umiliarsi or abbassarsi (al punto di fare)