abese
Mauritian Creole
/abese/
verb
Definitions
- to demean oneself, belittle, abase, denigrate, humiliate
Etymology
Derived from French abaisser (lower).
Origin
French
abaisser
Gloss
lower
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abaisse English
- abaissable French
- abaissement French
- abaisser French
- abaisseur French
- bouillabaisse French
- rabaisser French
- abaissier Old French
- abes Mauritian Creole