a
base
Third Person
abases
Present Participle
abasing
Past Tense
abased
Past Participle
abased
1
to lower someone in rank, prestige, or self‑esteem
transitive
- The teacher's harsh words served only to abase the student in front of his peers.
- She refused to abase herself by begging for forgiveness.
- Publicly mocking the workers would only abase their morale.
- The corrupt official was abased by the scandal that ended his career.
- The general's arrogance was eventually abased by a crushing defeat.