Bring down (5)
'bring down' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for abase that I've seen before include "Belittle, degrade" , "Humble (oneself)" , "what 11 [REPRIMANDS] are meant to do" , "Demean" , "Degrade (oneself)" .)
'bring down' is the definition.
(I know that bring down can be written as lower)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for lower that I've seen before include "Take down" , "Depress" , "Less high in place or position" , "disgrace" , "Let down using rowel" .)
'bring down' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for sadden that I've seen before include "Make melancholy and distressed" , "Make dejected" , "Disappoint" , "Make mournful" , "Make melancholy, depress" .)
(Other definitions for tone that I've seen before include "Quality of a musical or vocal sound" , "feel" , "Quality of sound, etc" , "Musical sound of note" , "accent" .)