ABASE


Meaning of ABASE in English

əˈbās transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English abessen, abassen, from Middle French abaisser, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin abbassiare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassiare to lower, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassus low (whence Medieval Latin bassus fat, short, low)

1. archaic : lower , depress : cast down

abase the eye

2. : to lower or reduce in rank, office, prestige, or esteem : humble

whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased — Lk 14:11 (Authorized Version)

: degrade

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