Abased
[a:bəs]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Abase
(a.) Lowered; humbled.
(a.) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.
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Examples
- As they abased themselves before him, Mr. Micawber took a seat, and waved his hand in his most courtly manner. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Not humbled before God, as having failed in trust towards Him; not degraded and abased in Mr. Thornton's sight. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- If it were only for her sake, I wish he would come, and then at least I should know how much I was abased in his eyes. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
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