[{"word":"abased","phonetic":"/əˈbeɪst/","phonetics":[{"text":"/əˈbeɪst/","audio":""},{"text":"/əˈbeɪst/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"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.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to abase the eye"},{"definition":"To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["downgrade","bring down","lower","reduce","degrade","demean","depress","discredit","disgrace","dishonor","humble","humiliate","sink"],"antonyms":["aggrandise","dignify","elevate","exalt","extol","honor","promote","raise","uplift"]},{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abase","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/abased"]}]