The difference between Abase and Demean

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 demean means to debase.

Demean is also noun with the meaning: management.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abase and Demean

  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. Demean as a verb:

    To debase; to lower; to degrade.

  2. Demean as a verb:

    To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.

  3. Demean as a verb:

    To mortify.

  1. Demean as a verb:

    To manage; to conduct; to treat.

  2. Demean as a verb:

    To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.

  1. Demean as a noun (archaic):

    Management; treatment.

  2. Demean as a noun (archaic):

    Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.

  1. Demean as a noun:

    demesne.

  2. Demean as a noun:

    resources; means.

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