ABASE
What does "ABASE" mean?
To lower someone in rank, dignity, or self-respect; to humble or degrade.
Meanings
- To bring low in rank, office, or estimation; to humble. He would not abase himself by begging for the job. formal
- To lower physically; to cast down. The penitents abased their eyes before the altar. archaic
Word origin
From Old French 'abaissier' ('to bring lower'), from Vulgar Latin roots 'ad-' (to) and 'bassiare' (to lower), from Late Latin 'bassus' (low).
Remember it
AB-BASE: to abase is to push someone down to the BASE, the bottom.
A little poem
He stooped to crush a smaller man's good name,
and found he'd only lowered his own frame.
couplet
What it teaches
Whoever you abase, you stand beside; you cannot lower another without bending down yourself.
Quick facts
What does ABASE mean?
To lower someone in rank, dignity, or self-respect; to humble or degrade.
Is ABASE a valid word?
Yes — ABASE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ABASE?
ABASE has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does ABASE come from?
From Old French 'abaissier' ('to bring lower'), from Vulgar Latin roots 'ad-' (to) and 'bassiare' (to lower), from Late Latin 'bassus' (low).
What can ABASE teach us?
Whoever you abase, you stand beside; you cannot lower another without bending down yourself.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.