Abase /(ȧ*bās")/

imp. & p. p. Abased; p. pr. & vb. n. Abasing

1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic]

   Saying so, he abased his lance.

2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.

   Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased.