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Abase
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Lower Degarade Humiliate
belittle somebody: to make somebody feel belittled or degraded ( literary ) |
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Abash
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Embrass
make somebody ashamed: to make somebody feel ashamed, embarrassed, or uncomfortable |
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Abate
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to lessen/to subside
1. transitive and intransitive verb become less: to lessen or make something lessen gradually ( formal or literary ) 2. transitive and intransitive verb end: to suppress or end a nuisance, act, or writ 3. transitive verb finance reduce something: to lower the amount or rate of something such as a tax ( formal ) |
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Abbreviate
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to shorten
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Abdicate
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Renounce ; Give up
1. transitive and intransitive verb resign position: to give up a high office formally or officially, especially the throne 2. transitive verb neglect a duty: to fail to fulfill a duty or responsibility The company seems to have abdicated all responsibility in this matter. |
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Aberrant
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Abnormal ; deviant
adjective not typical: deviating from what is normal or desirable |
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Abet
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help somebody: to assist somebody to do something, especially something illegal
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Abeyance
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1. suspension: temporary inactivity or nonoperation
a law that has been in abeyance for some time 2. ownerlessness: a condition in which legal ownership of an estate has not been established |