Abasement, n.
- 1. Depression, detrusion, reduction, lowering, fall, deterioration, degradation, debasement, degeneracy,
degeneration, vitiation, perversion, depravation.
- 2. Abjectness, abjection, vileness, baseness, contemptibleness, despicableness, ignominy, turpitude,
infamy.
- 3. Humiliation, condescension, submission, submissiveness, resignation, humility, meekness, humbleness,
lowliness, self-abasement.
Abash, v. a. Shame, mortify, confuse, confound, disconcert, discompose, cow, humiliate, humble, snub, put to shame, make ashamed, put down, put out of countenance, take down, send away with a flea in one’s ear. See discountenance.
Abashment, n. Confusion, shame, mortification, embarrassment.
Abate, v. a.
- 1. Lessen, diminish, decrease, reduce, lower, relax, slacken.
- 2. Remit, allow, bate, rebate, deduct.
- 3. Moderate, assuage, mitigate, soothe, soften, qualify, alleviate, mollify, allay, appease, pacify, compose,
tranquillize, temper, attemper, quiet, quell, calm, dull, blunt.
- 4. Batter down, beat down, demolish, raze, lay low.
- 5. (Law.) Remove, suppress, terminate, put an end to.
Abate, v. n.
- 1. Decrease, diminish, lessen, subside, sink, wane, decline, fall away, fall off, fade, fade away, ebb, intermit,
slacken.
- 2. (Law.) Be defeated, frustrated, or overthrown, fail.
Abatement, n.
- 1. Diminution, decrease, decrement, lessening, mitigation, moderation, assuagement, extenuation, remission.
- 2. Subsidence, decline, lowering, sinking, settling, wane, fading, evanishing, evanishment, ebb.
- 3. Discount, allowance, rebate, deduction, reduction, drawback.