abases

/AH0 B EY1 S AH0 Z/

verb

1
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.
2
To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
“to abase the eye”
3
To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

Synonyms

downgrade bring down lower reduce degrade demean depress discredit disgrace dishonor

Antonyms

aggrandise dignify elevate exalt extol honor promote raise uplift

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