English verb: lower oneself | |||
1. | lower oneself (social) debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way | ||
Samples | I won't stoop to reading other people's mail. | ||
Synonyms | condescend, stoop | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||