Definition of Abased

1. a. Lowered; humbled.

Definition of Abased

1. Adjective. Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. ¹

2. Adjective. (heraldry) Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield. ¹

3. Verb. (past of abase) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abased

1. abase [v] - See also: abase

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abased

abanoquil
abapical
abapical pole
abapically
abaptiston
abaptistons
abarelix
abarognosis
abarthroses
abarthrosis
abarticular
abarticulation
abarticulations
abas
abase
abased (current term)
abasedly
abasedness
abaser
abasers
abases
abash
abashed
abashedly
abashedness
abashes
abashing
abashless

Literary usage of Abased

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American History Told by Contemporaries by Albert Bushnell Hart (1900)
"How he abased () H ,'VT spicy tract «ras was an enthusiast Ok ... abased."

2. Thirty Years' View; Or, A History of the Working of the American Government by Thomas Hart Benton (1854)
"To a people thus abased, and so lately arrived at the possession of their liberties, a supply of merchandise, upon the cheapest terms, is the least of the ..."

3. The Works of the Rev. Daniel Waterland: To which is Prefixed a Review of the by Daniel Waterland, William Van Mildert (1856)
"tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased ..."

4. Parochial Sermons Preached in St. Ann's Church Brooklyn, N.Y. by Benjamin Clarke Cutler (1857)
"HE THAT EXALTETH HIMSELF, SHALL BE abased. St. Luke xiv. 11. ... THAT every human being must ultimately be abased, is certain; corporeal death can be viewed ..."

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