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Verb: abase  u'beys
  1. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    "He abased his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
    - humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble

Derived forms: abases, abased, abasing

Type of: bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

Encyclopedia: Abase