abash

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Synonyms: awash, abase, bash, abas, abrash, wabash, aash, akash, abask, habash, akbash

Antonyms: awash, abase, bash, abas, abrash, wabash, aash, akash, abask, habash, akbash

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To make [[ashamed]]; to [[embarrass]]; to [[destroy]] the [[self-possession]] of, as by exciting suddenly a [[consciousness]] of [[guilt]], [[mistake]], or [[inferiority]]; to [[disconcert]]; to [[discomfit]]. {{defdate|First attested from around (1150 to 1350).}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. {{defdate|Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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