rabaisser — 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.
- belittle verb To speak of someone or something as less important or impressive than it really is, often to show contempt.
- dampen verb To make something slightly wet.
- denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
- slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.
Senses
rabaisser 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]
- belittle (transitive) To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. [from 1782]
- dampen (transitive) To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).
- denigrate (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
- slur To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.
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.