Definition of "abasing" []

• Present participle of abase. (verb)

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• "I'm not interested in abasing myself in front of others for whom an "apology" isn't owed."
• "7 Have I committed an offence in abasing myself that ye might be exalted, because I have preached to you the gospel of God freely?"
• "If there's one thing that marks the era of modern-day economic policy making, it's that the policymakers are increasingly cocooned from personally living with -- and suffering from -- the impact of their decisions (I'd love to watch a few senators travel coach for a month before approving yet another dignity-abasing piece of security theater at the airport)."