bruise vs abase

bruise is a noun but abase is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bruise	Yes	No	Yes	No
abase	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, abase is a hyponym of bruise; that is, abase is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than bruise:

Other hyponyms of bruise include affront, diss, insult, lacerate, sting, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify.

bruise (noun)	abase (noun)
an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

bruise (verb)	abase (verb)
damage (plant tissue) by abrasion or pressure	cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
break up into small pieces for food preparation
injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
hurt the feelings of