English verb: abase | |||
1. | abase (emotion) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | ||
Samples | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss. | ||
Synonyms | chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crush, degrade, demean, demolish, disgrace, put down, smash, take down | ||