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- meaning - Difference between abase and abash - English Language . . .
Abase suggests groveling or a sense of inferiority and is usually used reflexively (: got down on his knees and abased himself before the king), while demean is more likely to imply a loss of dignity or social standing (: refused to demean herself by marrying a common laborer)
- meaning - What does it mean to abase and abound - English Language . . .
The phrase originates in the New Testament, Philippians 4:12-13 - "I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am structed both to be full and be hungry " (King James "Authorized" version, c 1611 ) This is generally construed to mean that the speaker (Paul) has experienced both want and wealth, both poverty and plenty The apparent oddity of the
- verbs - Difference between debase and degrade - English Language . . .
1 James Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms, twenty-first edition (1914) lists debase and degrade in a synonym group that also includes abase, bring low, cast down, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, humiliate, lower, reduce, and sink Fernald offers this distinction between the two words: Debase applies to quality or character
- Single word to describe being made to feel inept (unjustifiably)
Looking for word (short phrase also acceptable) to describe being made to feel (contrary to reality) inept or stupid by something Sort of like "gaslighting" but for matters of intelligence rather
- A single word for hurting of ones pride
Another meaning of the verb is “to lower in dignity, position, condition, or degree; to bring low, abase ” The OED’s first citation for this sense of the word comes from William Caxton’s 1484 translation of Aesop’s Fables: “The prowde shall be allway humbled ” Another example is Matthew 23:11-12 (New International Version)
- Is it louden your voice or make your voice louder?
Which of these are the correct way of saying it: "louden your voice" or "make your voice louder"? Or are both acceptable? Thanks :)
- Is hair singular or plural? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
This seems to be one of those plural issues where a different plural is used when referring to the large uncountable group "I found 3 gray hairs this morning" is proper but so is "I washed my hair this morning" In the second case, your entire head covered with individual hairs is treated as a single object or group which is why it is referred to in a singular form
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