понижа́вам — meaning in English
ponizhavam
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- debase verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- degrade verb To lower someone's dignity or status; to humiliate.
- downgrade noun A reduction of a rating, as a financial or credit rating.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- reduce verb To make something smaller in size, amount, or intensity.
Senses
понижа́вам is used for these senses in English:
- abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
- debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- degrade (transitive) To lower in value or social position.
- downgrade To place lower in position.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
abate — full definition
- verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.