Abase

v. t.	1.	[imp. & p. p. Abased (å*bāst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing.]
	1.	To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. Saying so, he abased his lance. - Shelton.
	2.	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. Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. - Luke xiv. ll.

Verb

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abase - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Synonyms: chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify

abash, bring low, bump, bust, cast down, cower, cringe, crush, debase, demean, deplume, diminish, disgrade, displume, downgrade, dump, dump on, fawn, grovel, humble, humiliate, lower, put down, set down, sink, strip of rank, take down, toady, trip up, truckle