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Audio Help [uh-beys] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), a·based, a·bas·ing.
| 1. | to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. |
| 2. | Archaic, to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head. |
[Origin: 1470–80; a-5 + base2; r. late ME abassen, equiv. to a-5 + bas base2; r. ME abaissen, abe(i)sen < AF abesser, abaisser, OF abaissier, equiv. + a- a-5 + -baissier < VL *bassiare, v. deriv. of LL bassus; see base2
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a·base·ment, noun
a·bas·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. humiliate, dishonor, defame, belittle.
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tr.v. a·based, a·bas·ing, a·bas·es To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at degrade. [Middle English abassen, from Old French abaissier : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *bassiāre (from Medieval Latin bassus, low).] a·base'ment n. |
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