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abase meaning in Sanskrit

दम्भयति dambháyati

UK/əˈbeɪs/

abase in Sanskrit: दम्भयति (dambháyati). In English, abase means 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.

Sanskrit words for abase

to abase, degrade; make small, ineffective
दम्भयति dambháyati

English meaning of abase

  1. verb 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.
  2. verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
  3. verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

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Questions about abase in Sanskrit

What is the meaning of abase in Sanskrit?
Abase in Sanskrit is दम्भयति (dambháyati).
abase इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
Abase: दम्भयति (dambháyati).
What does abase mean in English?
Abase means 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.

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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “abase”: दम्भयति. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: abase (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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