ABASE - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
cause to feel shame
Example: hurt the pride of; He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "abase" comes from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. It started in Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς. Then it appeared in Medieval Latin bassus. Later, people used it in Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd. After that, it was Latin ad. Over time, it became Old French abaissier. Finally, it reached Middle French abaisser. It started in Middle English abaishen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old French: esbahir
- Vulgar Latin: abbassiāre
- Spanish: abajo
🔗 Related Words
base – A related word in the same word family.
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base – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.