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<big>[[kunyata]] | <big>[[kunyata]]</big> | ||
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* {{IPA|/əˈbeɪs/}} | * {{IPA|/əˈbeɪs/}} | ||
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== Verb == | == Verb == | ||
{{verb|abas|e}} | {{verb|abas|e}} | ||
#If you '''abase''' someone or something, then you are trying to lower its [[status]]. Typically, you abase by [[insult]]ing, degrading, or lowering worth. <> kunyatawa, | #If you '''abase''' someone or something, then you are trying to lower its [[status]]. Typically, you abase by [[insult]]ing, degrading, or lowering worth. <> [[kunyatawa]], [[wulaƙanta]]rwa, [[kakunyata]] mutum. | ||
#:''He felt that his [[moral]] [[principle]]s were '''abased''' after the deal was done.'' | #:''He felt that his [[moral]] [[principle]]s were '''abased''' after the deal was done.'' | ||