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