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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
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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