stoop

stoop [-ed, -ing, -s] v

OE; see steep, adj.

  1. Condescend; sink to a lower place; descend from dignity.
  2. Bend; descend; lean forward; [personification] bow; defer; make obeisance.
  3. Go down; exemplify humility; [fig.] become human; be born a mortal; [metaphor] atone; accept death; sacrifice oneself; agree to suffer for others.