abased Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    abase; chagrin; mortify; humble; humiliate.
    • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss

WordNet


A*based" adjective
Definitions
  1. Lowered; humbled.
  2. (Her.) F. abaissé. Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.

Webster 1913