verb Download 🔗Share To 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. Examples : "The teacher's harsh criticism abased the student, making him feel ashamed and unworthy. " attitude condition emotion moral character mind human society value Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. Examples : "to abase the eye" attitude character emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase. Examples : "The corrupt official abased the nation's currency by secretly replacing some of the gold in the coins with cheaper metals. " value economy business finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. Examples : "After making a serious mistake at work, the usually confident manager felt abased and ashamed. " attitude character position value moral society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield. Examples : "The heraldic eagle on the old shield was depicted with its wings abased, signifying a period of mourning or defeat for the family. " heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading