v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself). abasement n.
[ ME f. OF abaissier (as A-(3), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature): infl. by BASE(2) ]
v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself). abasement n.
[ ME f. OF abaissier (as A-(3), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature): infl. by BASE(2) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012