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Word: Abase
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Old French abaissier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + baissier ‘to lower’, based on late Latin bassus ‘short of stature’. The spelling has been influenced by base
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbeɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone)
Short Definition:behave in way that belittles or degrades
Examples:- I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees
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