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abaisser

abaisser

French

Verb

abaisser

  1. (literally transitive) To lower; to reduce; to bring down
  2. (reflexive, transitive) To come or go down; to descend.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To abase, degrade, humiliate.
    Le fils répentant s'abaissait en abaissant sa culotte pour une fessée bien-méritée
    The repenting son humbled himself by lowering his briefs for a well-deserved spanking

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References

  • Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

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