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What does the verb abase mean?

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To lower in rank, position, or dignity, typically through actions or words that humiliate, degrade, or belittle someone or something.

When a person abases another, they diminish their status or self-esteem, often intentionally causing emotional or psychological harm. This term is associated with acts of humiliation, demeaning behavior, or derogatory comments that serve to reduce the subject's standing or self-worth. "Abase" highlights the power dynamics and negative impact of actions or words that seek to diminish someone's dignity or social standing, and it is generally considered hurtful and disrespectful behavior.

Complete Vocabulary List for: Elimination and Suspension

abase

To lower in rank, position, or dignity, typically through actions or words that humiliate, degrade, or belittle someone or something.

abate

To diminish, decrease, or reduce the intensity, strength, or severity of something.

abdicate

To formally renounce or give up a position of power or responsibility, such as a throne or a office.

abeyance

A state of temporary suspension or inactivity, typically applied to legal rights, actions, or processes.

abnegate

To renounce, relinquish, or give up something, often for a greater cause or to show humility.

abolition

The act of ending or abolishing something, such as a law, a system, or a practice.

abrogate

To formally repeal, annul, or abolish a law, agreement, contract, or established custom or practice.

abstain

To voluntarily refrain from doing something, especially from engaging in a particular behavior, action, or consumption.

abstemious

Self-restraining, particularly when it comes to food and drink.

abstinence

The practice of refraining from certain activities or behaviors, particularly those that are considered to be harmful or addictive.

ascetic

Extreme self-discipline and abstinence from worldly pleasures or comforts.

atomize

To break down or divide something into its smallest possible components or particles, often to the point of extreme fragmentation.

celibate

Voluntarily choosing to abstain from engaging in sexual activity or from entering into a marital or sexual relationship.

cessation

The act of stopping or discontinuing something, either temporarily or permanently.

deflate

To reduce or decrease the pressure, size, or intensity of something, typically by releasing air or removing an inflating substance.

defunct

No longer in existence, operational, or functioning as it once did.

demolish

To completely destroy or tear down a structure, building, or object.

derail

To cause something, such as a train, vehicle, project, or plan, to veer off course or deviate from its intended path.

desist

To stop doing something, especially when it is no longer appropriate or necessary.

destroy

To cause severe damage, ruin, or complete destruction to something or someone.

deterrent

disband

disbar

discard

discontinue

dislodge

douse

efface

eject

eliminate

elimination

eradicate

erase

excision

expire

expunge

exterminate

extinct

extirpate

halt

jettison

kaput

moratorium

negate

obsolete

obviate

outlaw

preclude

reduce

refrain

removal

remove

reprieve

rescind

scrap

severance

suspend

suspension

undermine

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