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   abase

   /əˈbeɪs/

   verb

   • 1. behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone): "I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French abaissier, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + baissier ‘to lower’, based on late Latin bassus ‘short of stature’. The spelling has been influenced by base2.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

   • A

     1

   • S

     1

   • E

     1

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