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abase

lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self-respect

(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
synonyms : chagrin , humble , humiliate , mortify
His maths teacher abased him in front of the whole class when he failed in his course. -added by Administrator
The team was chagrined to learn that their production was not considered original. -added by Aswathy_inlas

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Imagine that the dog is saying "Please oh please get me out of this dress!" as he is feeling humiliated (abased).

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(Tag: Global) abase = a + base; without a base; Imagine you shifted to a new house whose base is not very strong (without base) and hence it may fall down anytime and can abase you in front of your neighbours.
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Mnemonics for abase

(Tag: a bas kar bhai. Aur Kitna neecha dikhayega) abase-abe(a slang used to degrade acvv person)+shhh(se)usually an attempt to degrade a person's opinion..ovral goes to humiliate a person....
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(Tag: english) Abase > to bring someone down back to A BASE level.
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(Tag: ) a= no, negative, less & base = base, position, grade.. combinedly lessen the position/grade
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(Tag: ) A baseball player tripped over A BASE marker thus humiliating himself.
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(Tag: ) abase=BASEti karna(beizzzati)
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(Tag: ) bring to the base the lowest level
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(Tag: ) abase.....means without base n one will b fall down without base nd become lower hence lower in rank
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(Tag: vidharbha) one addressing u as 'abe' 'sale' in vidharbha......which means he is degrading u.....
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(Tag: ) Abash- bash can be drub, which is humiliating
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(Tag: ) Abase Abash Same Stash of Embarrassing (or Humiliating) Trash
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(Tag: ) abash is ab bas matlab dimaag kharab ho gaya feeling embarrased
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(Tag: ) Nubile:adj.marriageble Newly(recently)able to be married.
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(Tag: ) Abasing someone in front of others is not a good practice.
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(Tag: English) abode, b and d are symmetric, so abode = home and adobe = my company where I work.
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(Tag: english) a+bide, bide sounds like bind, a thing that makes you to bind yourself
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(Tag: english,hindi) ABASE can be termed as (ABE-YASH)suppose that in reality show gobinda called YASHRAJ ABE YASH means he abases him.
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(Tag: ) No offense.... SAy someone who is very fat as a big TIRE(tyre)---- ridicule
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(Tag: ) Juniors are often abased by their seniors.
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(Tag: ) lower yourself to the base.
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(Tag: ) Teachers,sometimes ask their student to sit at base(degrade them) when they have not complete their homework.
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(Tag: American English.) A BASEment is always in the LOWer part of the house.
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abase added by sonashaan

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abash ..synonyms: humiliate added by preetisoni2411
abase means without base and without base things fall down -- so degrade (just imagine a house without a strong base) added by Vedashri14
synonym: affront added by kashfia

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abash

embarrass

(verb) cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
synonyms : embarrass
He looked somewhat abashed when I pointed out his silly mistake. -added by editor1
Girls feel abashed when someone unknown propose them in front of others. -added by rinku562
Don't feel abashed when your parents figure out your silly mistakes. -added by rinku562

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I was abashed when a stranger came and proposed(to me) on a busy road.

Selected Mnemonic for abash

(Tag: Global) What happens when u get a bash? (bashing)....u get embarrassed.
added by Sohin
(Tag: Hindi) sounds like ab-ash (Abhishek-Aishwarya, Bollywood Actor-Actress) married and abashed Salman(Bollywood Actor)
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Mnemonics for abash

(Tag: ) A=ALWAYS B=BRINGS a S=SHAME
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(Tag: ) Ab for abraham (john abraham)and ash for aishwarya roy .when they come close,abhishek get abashed
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(Tag: ) link it to bashful.
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(Tag: A-BHAINS) if we tell a lady...u r A-BHAINS(buffalo IN HINDI) INFRONT OF EVERYONE,SHE WILL B EMBARASSED.
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(Tag: ) AB+ASH....AB=now(in hindi)ASH=short form of ASHAMED...now combine these two we get the meaning i.e,feeling ashamed at that time or situation
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(Tag: to a-bash behind a bush) When the group was making fun of Amy, she ABASHed by covering her face with her hands and hiding herself behind A BUSH in Busch Gardens in Virginia.
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(Tag: ) abash : a boss who always embarasses u or u are emabarresed b4 boss
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(Tag: ) abase: A bhais{base} which means buffalo and it implies humiliation
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(Tag: badshah - emperor) I gave badshah - A Bash in public, thus humiliating him...
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(Tag: ) Abash='A'+ basha.Basha means language.so when people scold u using A language u feel embarrassed.
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(Tag: ) abash =ab + ash = abishek+aishwarya rai.. abishek bachan is always embarrassed becos of aish rai's beauty
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(Tag: ) ab stands for Abhishek + ash stands for Aishwarya when Abhishek married to Aish Salman gets embarrased
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(Tag: ) Bash stuns enemy in games. A BASH makes them uncomfortable.
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(Tag: Marathi) Aba=Elder person, Abha Sh= Shame Abha felt shameful
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(Tag: ) Abase Abash Same Stash of Humiliating or Embarrassing Trash
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abate

To reduce in amount;Put an end to; subside or moderate

(verb) become less in amount or intensity
"The storm abated", "The rain let up after a few hours"
synonyms : die away , let up , slack , slack off
Rather than leaving immediately, we waited for the storm to abate. -added by editor1
I am waiting for rain to abate, so that i can leave for home. -added by rinku562

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We are waiting for the rain to abate.
(verb) make less active or intense
synonyms : slack , slake

Selected Mnemonic for abate

(Tag: Global) Focus on ‘ate’ part of abate. (eat, ate, eaten). When you eat anything, you reduce it's quantity.
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(Tag: ) rebate means discount... i.e reducing the price.. abate and rebate are rhyming words
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(Tag: in hindi abe apna weight kam kab krega) (Tag : ) abate which is rhyming with debate.Debate means raising(actually in discussion imagine that in every thing) just opposite to debate consider abate that is reduction in nature
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(Tag: ) ab ate mat karo abate your weight
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(Tag: ) A hunter uses A BAIT in his traps to capture animals, thus reducing their population
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(Tag: ' aa bait') 'abate' sounds like the hindi bait" means "come sit". Imagine a tired old man visiting you and you offer a chair and say 'aa bait' it will lessen relieve your tiredness.
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(Tag: ) ABATE=AB+ATE... here "ATE" is the past tense of "eat". So when we eat, the quantity tends to reduce or lessen... the same applies here..
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(Tag: hindi) abate= a + bate which almost sounds aa bete in hindi, imagine father sayings his son come(aa) son(bete),come join my business to subside me and reduce my load.
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(Tag: ) bate(if some body beats u,ur self respect for him gets diminished)...hence abate counts for getng diminishd by sum means...
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(Tag: Hindi) a+baith: aa baith yani aaja baith ja matlab down ho ja ya reduce ho ja
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(Tag: ) ABATE RHYMES WITH "WAIT". means waiting to get sumthng subsided
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(Tag: English) A =always ;BATE = masturbate ;so when you always masturbate ,energy and sperm will be less in amount,degree or intensity
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(Tag: ) Sachin's BAT has no intention of aBATing the agony of his opponent bowlers.
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(Tag: Hindi) In Hindi sit down means (baith) + ab = ab baith i.e. abate
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(Tag: ) In an ABATTOIR, butchers ABATE or end the lives of animals.
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(Tag: English) ABATE=AB+ATE.. "ATE" is the past tense of "EAT".. so When we eat, the quantity tends to reduce or lessen.. SO ABATE stands for lessen or reduce or diminsh or slacken
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(Tag: ) ab+ate— ab( away) from ate, if you will be AWAY from ATE(food) you will REDUCE
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(Tag: ) ABATE= AB + ATE. You got your current six-packs ABdomen because you ATE so little and reduce your fat-intake.
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(Tag: ) AB+ ATE = abishek ate Aishariya lessen her beauty.
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(Tag: ) abATE is the opposite of escalATE
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User Comments

a+bate added by preetisoni2411
(Tag: hindi) abate= a + bate which almost sounds aa bete in hindi, imagine father sayings his son come(aa) son(bete),come join my business to subside me and reduce my load. added by everlasting.puneet Edit Mnemonic added by gopal.gsk

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abbreviate

shorten

(verb) shorten
"Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
If you didnt abbreviate every second word in your mails it would be a lot easier to understand! -added by geeta_inlas
Our seniors strictly instructed not to abbreviate anything while making notes for them. -added by shingalas
Our seniors strictly instructed not to abbreviate anything while copying notes for them -added by shingalas
The abbreviation of Please turn over is P.T.O -added by priyavanjeri
The abbreviation of please turn over is P.T.O -added by priyavanjeri
The Professor was out of time, so he abbreviated his speech -added by j.khan545

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Abbreviate 'As soon as possible' -ASAP! Abbreviations are indeed fast and easy to write!!
(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
"The manuscript must be shortened"
synonyms : abridge , contract , cut , foreshorten , reduce , shorten
The President's speech has to be abbreviated before it can be published. -added by geeta_inlas

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Can someone please give me the abridged editions of these fat books??

Selected Mnemonic for abbreviate

(Tag: Global) abbreviate has root brev (brief) in it; brev (brief) means in short. hence meaning of abbreviate is to shorten something
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Mnemonics for abbreviate

(Tag: ) abbreviate consists of brevity(means brief)..so the meaning would be 'to make brief'
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(Tag: English) Abbreviate & Elaborate are pronounced similarly but meant inversely... Understood?
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(Tag: English) Abbreviation = short form of anything so abbreviate means to shorten
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abbereviate means..shortening of something, concise. added by preetisoni2411

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abdicate

renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)

(verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
"The King abdicated when he married a divorcee"
synonyms : renounce
Home minister has to abdicate his duties after huge failure at Mumbai blast case. -added by shingalas
We abdicate our liberty, freedom, democracy and power to those whose designs are entirely selfish. -added by BagomboSnuffbox
When she sold her story to the Daily Rag, she we abdicated her dignity and self-respect. -added by BagomboSnuffbox
SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri
SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri
SRK has abdicated his thrown after 30 long years now v r searching for the new king of bollywood. -added by priyavanjeri

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Sonia Gandhi abdicated the position of Prime Minister and surprised the whole world.

Selected Mnemonic for abdicate

(Tag: Global) ab (root ab means away as in abandon) + dic (dictatorship) + ate (to eat and hence reduce) : means to give away (or reduce) dictatorship and hence to give-up power.
added by gre_guru

Mnemonics for abdicate

(Tag: ) ab+dicate dicate sounds like dictator. Dictator is an authoritarian ruler who has lot of power. To remember better,ab normal is opposite to normal.So,abdicate is opposite to dictator (ie)losing power.
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(Tag: Hindi) ab(अब ) di (दी ) CAT which means in Hindi "now given up the cat", imagine you have a powerful cat and you given her to some one.
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(Tag: ) "Ab nai dictate" means now u hav to giv up.
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(Tag: ab dikha de chair chod ke means abdicate the chair and show us....) ab-di-ca-de
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(Tag: indian epic) Lord Ram abdicated his kingdom for Bharath
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(Tag: ab) dominique strauss khan abdicated the position of IMF head due to the rape charges
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(Tag: ab) dominique strauss khan abdicated the position of IMF head due to the rape charges
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(Tag: ) Rabdidevi in bihar wanted 2 become abdidevi by abdicating her throne to her husband Lalu.
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(Tag: ) ab means away di for two ,and cate for cats .two cats on chair one force other cat to leave position so other leaves position i.e.abdicate
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(Tag: ssup??liked it??) abdicate's 1st part abdi=kabaddi(rhyme)(in hindi).when player cant stop breathing he "GIVES UP(RENOUNCE)" and he gets out..
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(Tag: ) abdicate contains 'decay' or reduction or give up
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(Tag: ) ab+di+cate=giveup(In hindi:ab de di cate(winslet) jo mere kabze me thi
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(Tag: ) "a grim-featured man" (adj.) made a feature or highlight; given prominence "a featured actor", "a featured item at the sale"
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(Tag: ) poke
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