Synonym depreciate; cut the comb of; derogate; defaming;
OPP exalt; uplift
Example You should not abase him for the purpose.
English Dictionary:
1. Abase [a.]
- To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the
eye. - 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.