Meaning & use
Abasing
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Lowering someone in rank, dignity, or self-esteem; humiliating or degrading.
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He hated abasing himself in front of the crowd just to win their approval.
The ruler took pleasure in abasing rivals who had once mocked him.
A note on using this word
The present participle of the verb 'abase', which comes from Old French 'abaissier', meaning to lower or bring down.
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