The difference between Abase and Degrade

When used as verbs, abase means to lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings, whereas degrade means to lower in value or social position.

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  1. Abase as a verb (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.

  2. Abase as a verb (transitive, archaic):

    To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.

    Examples:

    "to abase the eye"

  3. Abase as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

  1. Degrade as a verb (transitive):

    To lower in value or social position.

    Examples:

    "Fred degrades himself by his behaviour."

  2. Degrade as a verb (intransitive):

    To reduce in quality or purity.

    Examples:

    "The DNA sample has degraded."

  3. Degrade as a verb (transitive, geology):

    To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down.

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