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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryabase\ə-ˈbās\ transitive verb (abased ; abas·ing) ETYMOLOGY Middle English abassen, from Anglo-French abesser, abaisser, from a- (from Latin ad-) + -besser, from Vulgar Latin *bassiare to lower DATE 15th century 1. archaic : to lower physically2. to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem• abase·ment \-ˈbās-mənt\ noun English Etymologyabase late 14c., abaishen, from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. abaissier "diminish, make lower in value or status," from V.L. *ad bassiare "bring lower," from L.L. bassus "thick, fat, low;" from the same source as base (adj.) and altered in Eng. by influence of it, which made it an exception to the rule that O.Frhttp://O.Fr. verbs with stem -iss- enter English as -ish. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7abaseabase / E5beis / verb[VN] ~ yourself (formal) to act in a way that shows that you accept sb's power over you 表现卑微；卑躬屈节；屈从• abase·ment noun [U] Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedabase\əˈbās\ transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)Etymology: Middle English abessen, abassen, from Middle French abaisser, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin abbassiare, from Latin ad- + (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassiare to lower, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bassus low (whence Medieval Latin bassus fat, short, low)1. archaic : lower, depress : cast down < abase the eye >2. : to lower or reduce in rank, office, prestige, or esteem : humble < whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased — Lk 14:11 (Authorized Version) >: degrade

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