abase
Origin of abase
1Other words for abase
Other words from abase
- a·base·ment, noun
- a·bas·er, noun
- un·a·bas·ing, adjective
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How to use abase in a sentence
I knew she would treat me with the same indifference, and only feel a wondering contempt that I should so abase myself.
The Making of a Saint | William Somerset MaughamViewed from afar, the town seemed to abase itself in the presence of the architectural preminence of that monarch of buildings.
Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart IshamHe had a foolish impulse to tear it down and to abase himself with a plea for pardon before the silent beast behind the bars.
Kings in Exile | Sir Charles George Douglas RobertsSlavery, for example, is abase thing; but a servile mind in a free man is contemptible.
The Aesthetical Essays | Friedrich SchillerViolent language can no longer either exalt or abase any one.
Memoirs of the Duchesse de Dino v.1/3, 1831-1835 | Dorothy Duchesse de Dino
British Dictionary definitions for abase
/ (əˈbeɪs) /
to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation
Origin of abase
1Derived forms of abase
- abasement, noun
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