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abase oneself

VERB

crawl

Synonyms

STRONG

cringe fawn grovel toady truckle

WEAK

apple-polish brown-nose

VERB

descend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

degenerate deteriorate

STRONG

concede patronize stoop

WEAK

humble oneself lower oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop improve

WEAK

ascend go up increase rise

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