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abase(dictionary)

abase (iou)



abase verb trans. LME.
[Old French abaissier, from A-5 + baissier to lower, ult. from late Latin bassus short of stature. Infl. by BASE adjective.]
1. Lower (physically); stoop. arch. LME.
Shakespeare Richard III Will she yet abase her eyes on me. A. S. Byatt A half-moon from abased nape to rounded buttocks.
2. Lower in rank, office, etc.; humiliate, degrade. LME.
E. A. Freeman This famous refusal of Rolf to abase himself.
3. Lower in price or value; debase (coin). M16-M18.
abasedly adverb in an abased manner LME.
abaser noun L16.