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abased

American  
[uh-beyst] / əˈbeɪst /

adjective

  1. reduced or lowered, as in status, office, dignity, or estimation; humbled; degraded.

    In the hearings, the abased director of the Children’s Fund finally admitted his errors and meekly promised reforms.

  2. Heraldry. (of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual.

    a bend abased.

noun

(used with a plural verb)

  1. Usually the abased people who have been humbled by misfortune, persecution, etc..

    We entrust to God’s mercy the wretched, the desperate, and the abased.

Other Word Forms

  • unabased adjective

Etymology

Origin of abased

First recorded in 1645–55; abase + -ed 2

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