abase
pronunciation
How to pronounce abase in British English:
UK [əˈbeɪs]
How to pronounce abase in American English:
US [əˈbes]
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- Verb:
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Word Origin
- abase (v.)
- late 14c., abaishen, from Old French abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *ad bassiare "bring lower," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + Late Latin bassus "thick, fat, low" (see base (adj.)). Form in English altered 16c. by influence of base (adj.), thus the word is an exception from the rule that Old French verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Related: Abased; abasing.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The president is not willing to abase himself before the nation .
- 2. We should abase ourselves before our seniors .
- 3. A man who use bad language will only abase himself .
- 4. The president is not willing to abase himself before the nation , and admit that he made a mistake .
- 5. Always be ready to speak your mind , and abase man will avoid you .