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to abase
01
to lower someone in rank, prestige, or self‑esteem
Transitive: to abase sb | to abase oneself
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
abase
3rd person singular
abases
Present participle
abasing
Past simple
abased
Past participle
abased
Examples
The teacher 's harsh words served only to abase the student in front of his peers.
