'abase' definitions:

Definition of 'abase'

verb

Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]

Synonyms of 'abase'

From: Moby Thesaurus

abash,
bring down,
bring low,
bump,
bust,
cast down,
cower,
cringe,
crush,
debase,
degrade,
demean,
demote,
deplume,
diminish,
disgrade,
displume,
downgrade,
dump,
dump on,
fawn,
grovel,
humble,
humiliate,
lower,
put down,
reduce,
set down,
sink,
strip of rank,
take down,
toady,
trip up,
truckle

Words containing 'abase'

abasement,
abasic,
Self-abased,
Self-abasement,
Self-abasing