abase
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transitive verb \ə-ˈbās\abasedabas·ing
Definition of ABASE
1
archaic : to lower physically
2
: to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
— abase·ment \-ˈbās-mənt\ noun
Examples of ABASE
- <was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit>
- <I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor.>
Origin of ABASE
Middle English abassen, from Anglo-French abesser, abaisser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -besser, from Vulgar Latin *bassiare to lower
First Known Use: 15th century
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Rhymes with ABASE
airspace, Alsace, ambsace, apace, backspace, best-case, biface, birthplace, blackface, boldface, bookcase, bootlace, braincase, briefcase, clubface, crankcase, cyclase, debase, deface, disgrace, displace, dogface, doughface, efface, embrace, emplace, encase, enchase, enlace, erase, euclase, firebase, fireplace, footpace, footrace, foreface, freebase, gyrase, half-space, hard case, headspace, hydrase, Jerez, kinase, lactase, lightface, lipase, lyase, maltase, manes, millrace, milreis, misplace, mutase, notecase, null-space, nutcase, outface, outpace, outrace, paleface, postface, Quilmes, replace, scapegrace, shoelace, showcase, showplace, slipcase, smearcase, someplace, staircase, subbase, subspace, suitcase, tailrace, tenace, typeface, ukase, unbrace, unlace, watchcase, wheelbase, whey-face, whiteface, workplace, worst-case
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