Word: abasing
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: a
ba
sing
Definition: Present participle of abase; cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Morphemes:
Affix: abase
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: a-
Language: fro
Decoded: a-
Meaning: prefix indicating movement towards something
Affix: baissier
Language: fro
Decoded: baissier
Meaning: to lower
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.