abased
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Contents
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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]
Translations[edit]
humbled
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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
