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abaisser

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French, from Old French abaissier, from a (to, towards) + baissier (to lower). See Modern French à, baisser.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abaisser

  1. (literally, transitive) to lower; to reduce; to bring down
  2. (reflexive, transitive) to come or go down; to descend
  3. (figuratively, reflexive, transitive) to humble oneself, demean oneself, stoop; abase, degrade, humiliate
  4. (cooking) to roll out (the dough)

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Descendants

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  • English: to abase
  • Mauritian Creole: abese

References

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  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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