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LOWER ONESELF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lower oneself mean?

• LOWER ONESELF (verb)
The verb LOWER ONESELF has 1 sense:

1. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

Familiarity information: LOWER ONESELF used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LOWER ONESELF (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

lower oneself; stoop; condescend

Context example:

I won't stoop to reading other people's mail

Hypernyms (to "lower oneself" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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