abase
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to lower in position, estimation or the like; to degradePart of speech:
VerbForms: abased; abased; abasing
Example sentences with this word:
The mother abased the girl by her public reprimand.
Because of his inability to achieve his own life-long goals, the father abased his children whenever they failed.
Under this kind of atmosphere, children who born in poor families mostly grew in diffident, shy and self-abased, while children who born in wealthy families almost grew in arrogant, mean and self-centered.
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