abased vs humble

abased

adj
  • Humbled; lowered, especially in rank, position, or prestige. 

  • Borne lower than usual, as a fess; also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards the point of the shield. 

humble

adj
  • Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest. 

  • Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. 

verb
  • To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. 

  • To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of 

noun
  • An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. 

How often have the words abased and humble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )