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abase

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbeɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbeɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bās′)

Inflections of 'abase' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

abases: v 3rd person singular

abasing: v pres p

abased: v past

abased: v past p

abase
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Synonyms:

humiliate, humble Collocations, debase, abash, degrade, demean, diminish Collocations, shame Collocations, reduce Collocations, take down a peg or two (slang)

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