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abased

adjective

  1. humbled/humiliated/degraded
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈbeɪst/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English abase English -ed English abased From abase + -ed.

  1. Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:abased.

  2. Synonym of abaissé.

    The blazon will be - A fess abased potentée of Champagne towards the point. The peculiar potent of Champagne may be seen in Bouton, Nouveau Traité de Blason, p. 199 (Paris, 1863.)

    (G) Azure 3 bells in fess, abased.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English abase English -ed English abased From abase + -ed.

  1. simple past and past participle of abase