Defn: See Abnet.
ABANGA
A*ban"ga, n. Etym: [Name given by the negroes in the island of St.
Thomas.]
Defn: A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.
ABANNATION; ABANNITION Ab`an*na"tion, Ab`an*nition, n. Etym: [LL. abannatio; ad + LL. bannire to banish.] (Old Law)
Defn: Banishment. [Obs.] Bailey.
ABARTICULATION Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. ab + E. articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See Article.] (Anat.)
Defn: Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. Coxe.
ABASE
A*base", v.t. [imp.&p.p. Abased; p.pr. & vb. n. Abasing.] Etym: [F.
abaisser, LL. abassare, abbassare ; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See
Base, a.]
1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase the eye. [Archaic] Bacon. Saying so, he abased his lance. Shelton.
2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office, condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to depress; to humble; to degrade. Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. Luke xiv. ll.