卑しめる — 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.
• derogate verb To partially repeal (a law etc.).

Senses

卑しめる 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]
• derogate (intransitive) To detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.). [from 16th c.]

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.

derogate — full definition

1. verb To partially repeal (a law etc.).
2. verb To detract from (something); to disparage, belittle.
3. verb To take away (something from something else) in a way which leaves it lessened.
4. verb To detract from (a quality of excellence, authority etc.).

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