abased

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1 English

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

abase +‎ -ed

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪst/
(General American) IPA^(key): /əˈbeɪst/

Adjective[edit]

abased (comparative more abased, superlative most abased)

Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
(heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.^[1]

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

abasedness

Translations[edit]

humbled

Dutch: verlaagd (nl), vernederd (nl), gekleineerd (nl),

Verb[edit]

abased

simple past tense and past participle of abase

References[edit]

^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 2

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