Vocabulary Word
Word: abase
Definition: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
Definition: lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect
Sentences Containing 'abase'
How inscrutable are the ways of providence for what great and mysterious purpose has it pleased heaven to abase the man once so elevated, and raise up him who was so abased?''
We was to be umble to this person, and umble to that; and to pull off our caps here, and to make bows there; and always to know our place, and abase ourselves before our betters.
More Vocab Words
::: contortions - twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist::: erroneous - mistaken; wrong; incorrect
::: compulsive - resulting from compulsion
::: reticent - inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence
::: indigent - poor; destitute
::: whinny - neigh like a horse; CF. neigh: make the sound which horses make
::: muddle - confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion
::: consecrate - dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred; Ex. consecrate one's life to helping the poor
::: deify - turn into a god; make a god of; idolize; Ex. Kings were deified; CF. deity
::: withdrawn - introverted; retiring; remote
