What is to abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.] If any . . . based his pike. Sir T. North called?
base — To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.] If any . . . based his pike. Sir T. North. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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