Definition of Abases

1. Verb. (third-person singular of abase) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abases

1. abase [v] - See also: abase

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abases

abarognosis
abarthroses
abarthrosis
abarticular
abarticulation
abarticulations
abas
abase
abased
abasedly
abasedness
abaser
abasers
abases (current term)
abash
abashed
abashedly
abashedness
abashes
abashing
abashless
abashlessly
abashment
abashments
abasht
abasi
abasia
abasia-astasia

Literary usage of Abases

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"THIS is he Who rides on the court-gale ; controls its tides ; Knows all their secret shoals and fatal eddies; Whose frown abases and whose smile exalts. ..."

2. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"... which abrogates the relation of parent and child; which, by a denial of education, abases the intellect, prevents a true knowledge of God, ..."

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