The difference between Abase and Humble

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 humble means to bring low.

Humble is also noun with the meaning: ..

Humble is also adjective with the meaning: not pretentious or magnificent.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abase and Humble

  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. Humble as an adjective:

    Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

    Examples:

    "He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage."

  2. Humble as an adjective:

    Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: unassuming modest"

  1. Humble as a verb:

    To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.

  2. Humble as a verb (often, reflexive):

    To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive.

  1. Humble as a noun (Northern England, Scotland, also, _, attributive):

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    Examples:

    "'humble cattle"

  1. Humble as a verb (transitive):

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