·adj To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye.
II. Abase ·adj To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to Depress; to Humble; to Degrade.
An old word signifying to lower a flag or sail. Abaisser is in use in the French marine, and both ma...
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