abaisser — meaning in English
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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.
- ease noun The quality of being simple or effortless.
- lower verb To move something down, or reduce its height, amount, or intensity.
- stoop verb To bend the body forward and down.
Senses
abaisser 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]
- abate To bring down (someone) mentally or physically; to lower (someone) in status. [14th–17th c.]
- drop off (idiomatic, transitive, especially, _, US) To deliver; to deposit or leave; to allow passengers to alight.
- ease (transitive) To alleviate, assuage or lessen (pain).
- let down (transitive) To allow to descend.
- lower (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down
- lower (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
- lower (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
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.