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Bases vs Abases - What's the difference?

bases | abases |

As verbs the difference between bases and abases

is that bases is while abases is (abase).

bases

English

Etymology 1

* see base.

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (base)

    • Etymology 2

    * see basis.

    Noun

    (head)
    • ----

    abases

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (abase)
    • ----

    abase

    English

    Verb

    (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.

    • Synonyms

    * debase * degrade

    Antonyms

    * promote * exalt * extoll

    Derived terms

    * abasedly * abasement * abaser

    References

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