abbassare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abase verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
- abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
- 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
abbassare 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]
- abase (transitive, archaic) To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop. [from c. 1350–1470]
- abate To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]
- dim (transitive) To make something less bright.
- let down (transitive) To allow to descend.
- pull down (transitive) To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
- subside (intransitive) To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.
- subside (intransitive) To fall downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.
abase — full definition
- verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
- verb To physically push or bring something down, or to bend low.
- verb To reduce the value of something, especially by changing the metal content of coins.
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.
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