LOWER, from low.
1. To cause to descend to let down to take or bring down as, to lower the main-sail of a sloop.
2. To suffer to sink downwards.
3. To bring down to reduce or humble as, to lower the pride of man.
4. To lessen to diminish to reduce, as value or amount as, to lower the price or value of goods, or the rate of interest.
LOWER, To fall to sink to grow less.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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