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abased

/əˈbeɪst/ UK
/əˈbeɪst/ US

Rhymes with -eɪst

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From abase + -ed.

adjective more abased · most abased

Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. For quotations using this term, see Citations:abased.
Synonym of abaissé. The blazon will be - A fess abased potentée of Champagne towards the point. The peculiar potent of Champagne may be seen in Bouton, Nouveau Traité de Blason, p. 199 (Paris, 1863.)
Similar: abaissé

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of abase

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@misc{abased_2026,
  title = {abased},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/abased},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}