abase

a·base

A0006800 (ə-bās′)tr.v. a·based, a·bas·ing, a·bas·es To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem. See Synonyms at debase.

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[Middle English abassen, from Old French abaissier : Latin ad-, ad- + Vulgar Latin *bassiāre, to lower (from *bassus, low, perhaps of Oscan origin; akin to Bassus, Bassius, Roman cognomens borne by men of Campanian origin and perhaps originally referring to squat stature).]

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a·base′ment n.

abase

(əˈbeɪs) vb (tr) 1. to humble or belittle (oneself, etc)2. to lower or reduce, as in rank or estimation[C15: abessen, from Old French abaissier to make low. See base²] aˈbasement n

a•base

(əˈbeɪs)

v.t. a•based, a•bas•ing. to lower in rank, dignity, or estimation; humble; humiliate; degrade. [1470–80; Middle English < Anglo-French abesser, abaisser, Old French abaissier=a- a-⁵ + -baissier < Vulgar Latin *bassiare, v. derivative of Late Latin bassus; see base²] a•base′ment, n. a•bas′er, n.

abase

Past participle: abased
Gerund: abasing

Imperative
abase
abase

Present
I abase
you abase
he/she/it abases
we abase
you abase
they abase

Preterite
I abased
you abased
he/she/it abased
we abased
you abased
they abased

Present Continuous
I am abasing
you are abasing
he/she/it is abasing
we are abasing
you are abasing
they are abasing

Present Perfect
I have abased
you have abased
he/she/it has abased
we have abased
you have abased
they have abased

Past Continuous
I was abasing
you were abasing
he/she/it was abasing
we were abasing
you were abasing
they were abasing

Past Perfect
I had abased
you had abased
he/she/it had abased
we had abased
you had abased
they had abased

Future
I will abase
you will abase
he/she/it will abase
we will abase
you will abase
they will abase

Future Perfect
I will have abased
you will have abased
he/she/it will have abased
we will have abased
you will have abased
they will have abased

Future Continuous
I will be abasing
you will be abasing
he/she/it will be abasing
we will be abasing
you will be abasing
they will be abasing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been abasing
you have been abasing
he/she/it has been abasing
we have been abasing
you have been abasing
they have been abasing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been abasing
you will have been abasing
he/she/it will have been abasing
we will have been abasing
you will have been abasing
they will have been abasing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been abasing
you had been abasing
he/she/it had been abasing
we had been abasing
you had been abasing
they had been abasing

Conditional
I would abase
you would abase
he/she/it would abase
we would abase
you would abase
they would abase

Past Conditional
I would have abased
you would have abased
he/she/it would have abased
we would have abased
you would have abased
they would have abased

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, mortifyspite, 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"

abase

verbTo deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness:degrade, demean, humble, humiliate, mortify.Idioms: bring low, take down a peg.

Translations

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