abase - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss "
abash - to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of; disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed: to abash someone by sneering.To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
abate -íóÎöÝú¡ íóåúÏÃ make less active or intense abate - become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated"; to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm .
abbreviate - íõÎúÊóÕóÑ dreduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" to shorten (a word or phrase) by omitting letters, substituting shorter forms, etc., so that the shortened form can represent the whole word or phrase, as ft. for foot, ab. for about, R.I. for Rhode Island, NW for Northwest, or Xn for Christian