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abase
Part of speech: VerbTo humble or degrade; to take away self- pride; to cast down, as in rank or office; to dishonor.
Usage examples "abase":- For he no longer loves her nor esteems her, that he should deign to abase himself to her. - "Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot"", Chretien DeTroyes.
- Why then should they abase themselves before the claims of Jesus? - "The Gospel According to St. Mark", G. A. Chadwick.