abased
/əˈbeɪst/verb
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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.
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To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
"to abase the eye"
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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, humble, humiliate, sink
Antonyms:
aggrandise, dignify, elevate, exalt, extol, honor, promote, raise, uplift
adjective
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Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
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Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.