verb
- present participle of abase; humiliating or degrading oneself or someone else
Usage: formal
Examples
- He was abasing himself before the king, begging for mercy.
- The politician’s abasing apology shocked his supporters.
- She refused to participate in the abasing ritual.
- The coach’s abasing comments demoralized the entire team.
- Abasing oneself for approval rarely leads to genuine respect.
- The documentary showed prisoners abasing themselves for food.