verb🔗ShareTo lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate."The bully would abase younger students by making fun of their clothes and stealing their lunch money. "attitudeemotionactioncharacterconditionmoralsocietyinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop."to abase the eye"attitudecharactermoralactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase."The king decided to abase the currency by mixing cheaper metals into the silver coins. "valueeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
