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

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

condescend; lower oneself; stoop

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