abase: Word of the day for September 22, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

abase , v : (transitive) 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. (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. (transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular by altering …

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