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abase /əˈbeɪs/
▶verb (usu. abase oneself) behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone).
– derivatives
abasement noun.
abasement noun.
– origin ME: from OFr. abaissier, from a- (from L. ad ‘to, at’) + baissier ‘to lower’.
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