What is the difference between Abash and Abase?
To abase is to behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade someone. To abash is to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ashamed. So if you abase someone, you're belittling them, but they might not feel embarrassed. But if you abash someone, you're doing something to make them feel embarrassed?Jan 5, 2011
To abase is to behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade someone. To abash is to cause someone to feel embarrassed or ashamed. So if you abase someone, you're belittling them, but they might not feel embarrassed. But if you abash someone, you're doing something to make them feel embarrassed?Jan 5, 2011
