Akademik
abase
v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself).
Derivatives
:
abasement n.
Etymology
: ME f. OF abaissier (as A-(
3
), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature):
infl
. by BASE(
2
)
Useful english dictionary
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2012
.