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To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt…To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
» You will never abase me, Tom.
Значення
значень: 3(перехідне)To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
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(архаїчне, перехідне)To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
to abase the eye
(застаріле, перехідне)To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Приклади
речень: 5You will never abase me, Tom.
I will abase myself, no matter how.
You cannot abase someone who has no shame.
He began to abase the man behind his back.
They find a secret delight in abasing themselves before men of violence.
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мов: 6За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
From Late Middle English abaishen, abashen, abaisse, abassen, abesse, abessen (“to be upseFrom Late Middle English abaishen, abashen, abaisse, abassen, abesse, abessen (“to be upset; to embarrass; to surprise; to confound; to bend down, stoop; to abase, degrade, disgrace”), from Middle French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, abessier (“to prostrate oneself; to lower, reduce”) (also compare Old French esbahir (“to amaze”), Vulgar Latin abbassiāre (“to lower”)), from a- (prefix indicating movement towards something) (from Latin ad (“toward, to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at, to”)) + baissier (“to lower”) (from Medieval Latin bassus (“short of stature, low; base”), possibly from Ancient Greek βᾰ́σῐς (bắsĭs, “foot; base, foundation”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to step”)).
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уроків: 3- A1Present Simple: теперішній простий час — Бо це дієслово
- A1Past Simple: правильні дієслова — Бо у нього є форма минулого часу
- A2Present Perfect: вступ — Бо у нього є дієприкметник минулого часу