abaixar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to lower, to bow
2. (transitive) to humble, to humiliate
3. (pronominal) to bow; to bend down; to crouch
4. (pronominal) to humble, to humiliate
5. (pronominal) to set (the moon, to sun)

Hyphenated as

a‧bai‧xar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/abajˈʃaɾ/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abaixar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a- + baixo (“low”) + -ar, from Late Latin bassus (“low”). Compare Portuguese abaixar and Catalan abaixar.