Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
Abakan
ABAKO
abalone
abampere
abandon
abandoned
abandonment option
abandonment value
abase
abash
abatagati
abate
abatis
abattoir
abaxial
abaya
Abba
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "abases" in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

abase

a·base [ ə báyss ] (past and past participle a·based, present participle a·bas·ing, 3rd person present singular a·bas·es)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb belittle somebody: to make somebody feel belittled or degraded

2. a·base your·self vr act in undignified way: to behave in a way that lowers your sense of dignity or self-esteem

[14th century. < Old French abaissier< baissier "to lower" < Latin bassus "short of stature"]

a·base·ment noun
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft