abased; abasing
Definition of abase
1
formal
: to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem
abase oneself … the shame that had abased him within and without …— James Joyce
2
archaic
: to lower physically
As we enter among them the great elephant makes us a bow in the best style of elephantine courtesy, bending lowly down his mountain bulk, with trunk abased and leg thrust out behind.— Nathaniel Hawthorne
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The first known use of abase was in the 14th century
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