different between abask vs abase

English

Etymology

a- +? bask

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bæsk/, (trap–bath split) /??b??sk/

Adverb

abask (not comparable)

1. in the sunshine; basking.

Translations

Anagrams

• bakas, kabsa

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)

1. (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]
2. (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]
3. (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

1. down with