Belittle or humble (oneself) (5)

I believe the answer is:

abase

(Other definitions for abase that I've seen before include "Degrade (oneself)" , "Humble (oneself)" , "put to shame" , "Belittle, degrade" , "Humiliate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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