The difference between Abase and Humiliate

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 humiliate means to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

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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. Humiliate as a verb (transitive):

    To injure the dignity and self-respect of.

  2. Humiliate as a verb (transitive):

    To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

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