The difference between Abase and Dignify

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 dignify means to invest with dignity or honour.

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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. Dignify as a verb (transitive):

    To invest with dignity or honour.

  2. Dignify as a verb (transitive):

    To give distinction to.

  3. Dignify as a verb (transitive):

    To exalt in rank.

  4. Dignify as a verb (transitive, mostly, in the negative):

    To treat as worthy or acceptable; to indulge or condone by acknowledging.

    Examples:

    "I will not dignify that comment with a response."

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