Definition of Abase

to lower so as to hurt feelings

Examples of Abase in a sentence

My stepmother is an evil woman who likes to abase little children because she had a miserable childhood herself.  🔊

Because Mark hated himself, he often tried to abase others by calling them names.  🔊

I will not remain married to a man who tries to abase me in order to make me feel worthless!  🔊

Although I need money badly, I will not abase myself by working for pennies.  🔊

My jealous sister tried to abase me by making fun of my reading glasses.  🔊

When my brother behaved badly, my mother would abase him by comparing him to a bad puppy.  🔊

The gossip columnist tried to abase the singer’s reputation by spreading lies about him.  🔊

Even though John was angry at his wife for losing a thousand dollars, he chose not to abase her with cruel words.  🔊

Although Alice bullies smaller kids at school, she does not abase her younger brother at home.  🔊

I could not hold my tongue when the snobby customer in front of me tried to abase the salesperson by screaming at her.  🔊

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