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 | ||