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ABASE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they abase ... he / she / it abases
Past simple: abased
Past participle: abased
-ing form: abasing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Example:
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
Synonyms:
abase; chagrin; humble; humiliate; mortify
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "abase" is one way to...):
bruise; hurt; injure; offend; spite; wound (hurt the feelings of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "abase"):
crush; smash (humiliate or depress completely)
degrade; demean; disgrace; put down; take down (reduce in worth or character, usually verbally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Derivation:
abasement (depriving one of self-esteem)
