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/ əĖˆbeÉŖs /
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verb (used with object), aĀ·based, aĀ·basĀ·ing.
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
Archaic. to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head.
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Origin of abase

First recorded in 1470ā€“80; a-5 + base2; replacing late Middle English abassen, equivalent to a-5 + bas base2; replacing Middle English abaissen, abe(i)sen, from Anglo-French abesser, abaisser, Old French abaissier, equivalent to a- a-5 + -baissier, from (unattested) Vulgar Latin bassiare, verbal derivative of Late Latin bassus; see base2

OTHER WORDS FROM abase

aĀ·baseĀ·ment, nounaĀ·basĀ·er, noununĀ·aĀ·basĀ·ing, adjective

Words nearby abase

abapical, abaptiston, Abariringa Island, abarognosis, Ć  bas, abase, abased, abasement, abash, abashed, abasia
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Words related to abase

belittle, debase, degrade, demean, diminish, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, mortify, reduce, shame

How to use abase in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for abase

abase
/ (əĖˆbeÉŖs) /
verb (tr)
to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)
to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation

Derived forms of abase

abasement, noun

Word Origin for abase

C15: abessen, from Old French abaissier to make low. See base Ā²
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