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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Abase \A*base"\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abased
     ([.a]*b[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing.] [F. abaisser,
     LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See
     Base, a.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase
        the eye. [Archaic] --Bacon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Saying so, he abased his lance.       --Shelton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office,
        condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to
        depress; to humble; to degrade.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. --Luke
                                                    xiv. ll.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To Abase, Debase, Degrade. These words agree in
          the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower
          state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in
          condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase
          one's self before God. Debase has reference to the
          bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base.
          It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to
          debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by
          vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or
          vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing
          down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus,
          a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used
          in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in
          character and just estimation; as, degraded by
          intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. ``Art is
          degraded when it is regarded only as a trade.''
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Abase \A*base"\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abased
     ([.a]*b[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing.] [F. abaisser,
     LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See
     Base, a.]
     1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase
        the eye. [Archaic] --Bacon.
  
              Saying so, he abased his lance.       --Shelton.
  
     2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office,
        condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to
        depress; to humble; to degrade.
  
              Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. --Luke
                                                    xiv. ll.
  
     Syn: To Abase, Debase, Degrade. These words agree in
          the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower
          state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in
          condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase
          one's self before God. Debase has reference to the
          bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base.
          It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to
          debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by
          vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or
          vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing
          down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus,
          a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used
          in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in
          character and just estimation; as, degraded by
          intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. ``Art is
          degraded when it is regarded only as a trade.''

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  abase
       v : cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
           colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
           humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 υποβαθμίζω
     2 (ετ μτφρ en) φθείρω, καταστρέφω, οδηγώ κάποιον ή κάτι σε παρακμή

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     Scots vb.
     (alt form sco abuise)
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lower#Verb, as in condition#Noun in life,
  office, rank#Noun, etc., so as to cause#Verb pain#Noun or hurt#Verb
  feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble#Verb, to humiliate. (from c.
  1350–1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to
  cast#Verb or throw#Verb down; to stoop#Verb. (from c. 1350–1470)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To lower in value#Noun, in particular
  by altering the content#Noun of alloy#Noun in coin#Noun; to debase.
  (from mid 16th – mid 18th c.)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lower#Verb, as in condition#Noun in life,
  office, rank#Noun, etc., so as to cause#Verb pain#Noun or hurt#Verb
  feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble#Verb, to humiliate. (from c.
  1350–1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to
  cast#Verb or throw#Verb down; to stoop#Verb. (from c. 1350–1470)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To lower in value#Noun, in particular
  by altering the content#Noun of alloy#Noun in coin#Noun; to debase.
  (from mid 16th – mid 18th c.)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lower#Verb, as in condition#Noun in life,
  office, rank#Noun, etc., so as to cause#Verb pain#Noun or hurt#Verb
  feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble#Verb, to humiliate. (from c.
  1350–1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to
  cast#Verb or throw#Verb down; to stoop#Verb. (from c. 1350–1470)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To lower in value#Noun, in particular
  by altering the content#Noun of alloy#Noun in coin#Noun; to debase.
  (from mid 16th – mid 18th c.)<ref name=SOED/>

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To lower#Verb, as in condition#Noun in life,
  office, rank#Noun, etc., so as to cause#Verb pain#Noun or hurt#Verb
  feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble#Verb, to humiliate. (from c.
  1350–1470)<ref name=SOED/>
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to
  cast#Verb or throw#Verb down; to stoop#Verb. (from c. 1350–1470)<ref
  name=SOED/>
     3 (lb en transitive obsolete) To lower in value#Noun, in particular
  by altering the content#Noun of alloy#Noun in coin#Noun; to debase.
  (from mid 16th – mid 18th c.)<ref name=SOED/>

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     Englanti vb.
     nöyryyttää, alentaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  abase
     Engelska vb.
     1 sänka
     2 förnedra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/
  verneder

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Abase /ɐbˈeɪs/
  1. يحقّر
  2. يهين
  3. يذل

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  abase //əˈbeɪs// 
  понижа́вам, унижа́вам
  to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/ 
  ponížit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/ 
  pokořit

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/ 
  degradovat

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/
  
  ταπεινώνω, ξεφτιλίζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  abase //əˈbeɪs// 
  1. alentaa, laskea
  to lower physically
  2. alentaa, nöyryyttää
  to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  abase /əbeis/
  abaisser, abattre, humilier

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/ 
  1. अवमानित~करना
        "A policeman is abasing a good businessman."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/
  poniziti, sniziti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  abase //əˈbeɪs// 
  1. 下げる
  to lower physically
  2. 卑しめる, 卑下, 格下げ, 貶める
  to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  abase /ə'beıs/ 
  (pa)žeminti, žemintis (before)

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  abase //əˈbeɪs// 
  ydmyke, fornedre
  to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  abase /ɐbˈeɪs/
  1. alçaltmak, gururunu kırmak  abasement(  alçaltma, alçalma.

From IPA:es_ES :   [ IPA:es_ES ]

  

/aβase/

From IPA:es_MX :   [ IPA:es_MX ]

  

/aβase/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  34 Moby Thesaurus words for "abase":
     abash, bring down, bring low, bump, bust, cast down, cower, cringe,
     crush, debase, degrade, demean, demote, deplume, diminish,
     disgrade, displume, downgrade, dump, dump on, fawn, grovel, humble,
     humiliate, lower, put down, reduce, set down, sink, strip of rank,
     take down, toady, trip up, truckle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  v. 降低...的地位,降低...的品格,贬抑;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vt. 降低…的地位,降低…的品格,贬抑

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