Abase
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
Foul
Foul verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
Usage example: the minister was irreparably fouled by baseless rumors and allegations
Common collocations
| weapons | abase weapons | foul weapons |
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