Dictionary Entry
abase
abase is a 5-letter English word with 3 senses as adjective and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
5 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 8 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
- 2adjective
To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.
- 3verb
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
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