降低 — meaning in English

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.
• dim adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
• lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
• subside verb To become calmer, weaker, or less intense over time.

Senses

降低 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]
• dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
• let down (transitive) To allow to descend.
• lower (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
• subside (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
• turn down (idiomatic) To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.

abase — full definition

1. 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.
2. verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
3. verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

dim — full definition

1. adjective Giving off or showing very little light; not bright.
2. adjective Not very intelligent or quick-witted.
3. adjective Unclear, faint, or hard to make out.
4. verb To make something less bright, or to become less bright.

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