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    abase

    abase - Dictionary definition and meaning for word abase

    Definition
    (verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    Synonyms : chagrin , humble , humiliate , mortify
    Example Sentence
    • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abase

abase-abe(a slang used to degrade acvv person)+shhh(se)usually an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral goes to humiliate a person....

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Abase > to bring someone down back to A BASE level.

a= no, negative, less & base = base, position, grade.. combinedly lessen the position/grade

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