Abash
Definition of abash:
part of speech: verb
part of speech: verb
To put to shame; to disconcert; to humiliate.
Usage examples for abash:
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In the shade it sings and springs; in the shine such foam- bows flash On the horses with curling fish- tails, that prance and paddle and pash Round the lady atop in the conch- fifty gazers do not abash Though all that she wears is some weeds round her waist in a sort of a sash!
"Hospital Sketches", Robert Swain Peabody.