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abased

English

Etymology

abase +? -ed

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??be?st/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /??be?st/

Adjective

abased (comparative more abased, superlative most abased)

  1. Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.
  2. (heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.

Derived terms

  • abasedness

Translations

Verb

abased

  1. simple past tense and past participle of abase

References

Anagrams

  • Baades

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belittle

English

Etymology

From be- +? little. Coined by Thomas Jefferson in 1782

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /b??l?t.?l/
  • Rhymes: -?t?l

Verb

belittle (third-person singular simple present belittles, present participle belittling, simple past and past participle belittled)

  1. (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
    Synonyms: understate, make light of, denigrate, degrade, deprecate, disparage, downplay, play down, trivialize, bagatellize
    Antonym: exaggerate

Derived terms

  • belittled
  • belittlement
  • belittling

Translations

See also

  • vilipend
  • cut down

References

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