abase

English

/əˈbeɪs/

verb
Definitions
  • (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) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
  • (transitive) To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English abaishen derived from Middle French abaisser derived from Old French abaissier derived from Latin bassus (low, short) derived from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (base, foundation, foot) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk), *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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