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What is the verb for abasing?

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abase
  1. (transitive, archaic) To lower physically or depress; to stoop; to throw or cast down[First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  2. (transitive) To lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, so as to hurt feelings or cause pain; to depress; to humiliate; to humble; to degrade. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]
  3. (transitive, obsolete) To lower in value, in particular as altering the content of alloys in coins.[Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 18th century.]
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  5. Examples:
    1. “Think, then, whether you are just as much confused when you abase yourself by despicable thinking.”
      “You abase yourself with every gripe and alleged grievance.”
      “The state of indebtedness requires that one should abase oneself to the service of one's Master and Creator to whom the debt of creation is owed.”
abased
abases
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abase
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The more politics abases itself before the values of TV entertainment, the less it represents the real political process.”
      “In the city, away from home, she sees her uncle again, and abases herself by asking him to hurt her.”
      “On one occasion he allows her a breather, during which she abases herself worshipingly at his feet.”
abaseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of abase
abasest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of abase
abasedst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of abase
abasing
  1. present participle of abase
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  3. Examples:
    1. “It's an icky daddy-daughter comedy featuring character actors abasing themselves horribly for the money.”
      “They find a secret delight in abasing themselves before men of violence.”
      “He starts their final duet by abasing himself, falling at her feet.”
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