English

Etymology
From Old French abaissier, from a- + baissier "to lower", from Late Latin bassus "short".

Pronunciation
UK: IPA|/��beɪs/
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Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪs|-eɪs

Verb
en-verb|abas|ing

1. archaic To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.

#* Saying so, he abased his lance. - Shelton

1. To cast down or to lower, as in rank, office, condition in life or estimation of worthiness, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.

#* Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. - Luke 14:11

Synonyms
debase
degrade

Derived terms
abasedly
abasement
abaser

Translations
trans-top|to lower so as to hurt feelings
Danish: ydmyge
Dutch: vernederen
Finnish: alentaa, nöyryyttää
French: baisser, abaisser, rabaisser, humilier
German: erniedrigen
Greek: εξε��ελίζ�
Icelandic: auðmýkja, niðurlægja
Ido: abasar
Interlingua: abassar
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Japanese: 貶��(�����, otoshimeru)
Macedonian: пониз�ва (ponizuva)
Norwegian: fornedre, ydmyke
ttbc|Persian: خ�د را خ�ار ش�رد�, خ�د را ک��ک کرد�
Portuguese: rebaixar, humilhar, abater, abaixar
Spanish: rebajar
Welsh: darostwng, iselhau
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ttbc|Vietnamese: làm hạ phẩm giá, làm mất th� di�n, làm nhục

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Shorthand
Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - a - left s

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