different between abase vs avale
abase
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English abaishen, abashen, abaisse, abassen, abesse, abessen (“to be upset; to embarrass; to surprise; to confound; to bend down, stoop; to abase, degrade, disgrace”), from Middle French abaisser, from Old French abaissier, abessier (“to prostrate oneself; to lower, reduce”) (also compare Old French esbahir (“to amaze”), Vulgar Latin abbassi?re (“to lower”)), from a- (“prefix indicating movement towards something”) (from Latin ad (“toward, to”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h?éd (“at, to”)) + baissier (“to lower”) (from Medieval Latin bassus (“short of stature, low; base”), possibly from Ancient Greek ?????? (básis, “foot; base, foundation”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?em- (“to step”)). The spelling of the English word has been influenced by base.Cognate with Spanish abajo (“down, downstairs; below”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /??be?s/
- Rhymes: -e?s
Verb
abase (third-person singular simple present abases, present participle abasing, simple past and past participle abased)
- (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
- (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]
- (transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase. [from mid 16th – mid 18th c.]
Synonyms
- (to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings): degrade, demean, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, sink
- (to lower physically): bring down, lower, reduce
- (to lower in value): downgrade
Antonyms
- (to lower so as to cause pain or hurt feelings): aggrandise, dignify, elevate, exalt, extol, honor, promote, raise, uplift,
Derived terms
- abasedly
- abasement
- abaser
Related terms
- abash
Translations
References
Further reading
- abase (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- abase in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- abase in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Ido
Etymology
From abas +? -e.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?ba.se/
Interjection
abase
- down with
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avale
English
Etymology
From French avaler (“to descend, to let down”)
Verb
avale (third-person singular simple present avales, present participle avaling, simple past and past participle avaled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall
- (transitive, obsolete) To bring low; to abase.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To descend; to fall; to dismount.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene, Book II, Canto IX,VIII.
- And from their sweaty courses did avale.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, Faerie Queene, Book II, Canto IX,VIII.
Related terms
- avalanche
References
- avale in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Estonian
Noun
avale
- allative singular of ava
French
Verb
avale
- first-person singular present indicative of avaler
- third-person singular present indicative of avaler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of avaler
- third-person singular present subjunctive of avaler
- second-person singular imperative of avaler
Spanish
Verb
avale
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of avalar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of avalar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of avalar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of avalar.
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