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verb
°(archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
""Saying so, he abased his lance." - Thomas Shelton"
°To cast down or to lower, as in rank, office, condition in life or estimation of worthiness, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.
""Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased." - Luke 14:11"
synonyms: debase, degrade