lowering
Meaning
lower
Synonyms
Translations
abaissement
abbassamento
amenazador
verlaging
κατέβασμα
إغضاؤ اغضاء إغضاء اغضاؤ اغضائ خَفْضFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.
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