List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words -
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SYNONYMS:
degrade, abase, debase, demean, humble, humiliate.
These verbs mean to deprive of self-esteem or self-worth.
Degrade
implies reduction to a state of shame or disgrace: Charity degrades those who
receive it and hardens those who dispense it.
Abase
refers principally to loss of rank or prestige: They angerly and stubbornly
refused to abase themselves by asking their long-time good friends for an
invitation.
Debase
implies reduction in quality or value: This debased the moral courage of the
nation.
Demean
suggests lowering in social position: He can make the advances without
demeaning himself.
Humble
can refer to lowering in rank or, more often, to driving out undue pride: He
humbled his opponent.
To
humiliate
is to subject to loss of self-respect or dignity: a defeat that humiliated both
army and nation.
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