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Definition of Abases
1. abase [v] - See also: abase
Lexicographical Neighbors of Abases
Literary usage of Abases
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"THIS is he Who rides on the court-gale ; controls its tides ; Knows all their
secret shoals and fatal eddies; Whose frown abases and whose smile exalts. ..."
2. Life and Public Services of Charles Sumner by Charles Edwards Lester (1874)
"... which abrogates the relation of parent and child; which, by a denial of
education, abases the intellect, prevents a true knowledge of God, ..."
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