Abase and Deify

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Abase verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.

Usage example: I certainly don't abase myself when I do good, honest manual labor

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Deify is an antonym for abase.

Nearby Words: abasement, abasing

Deify verb - To assign a high status or value to.

Usage example: the sense of entitlement felt by athletes who have been deified all their lives

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Abase is an antonym for deify.

Nearby Words: deification, deity, deified, deifying

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