Abase
Abase (ȧ*bās") , transitive verb
[French abaisser, Late Latin abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, from bassus low. See Base, a.]
1.
To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] — Bacon
Saying so, he abased his lance.
2.
To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade.
Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased.