Abase vs Abased - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between abase and abased

is that abase is to lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye while abased is past tense of abase.

humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.

(abas)

(archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.

"Saying so, he abased his lance''." - ''

To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade.

"Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased'' ." - ''Luke 14:11

(obsolete) To lower in value, in particular as altering the content of alloys in coins.

* debase * degrade

* promote * exalt * extoll

* abasedly * abasement * abaser

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(en adjective)

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.

* abasedness

(head)

(abase)