- humiliate
- \ \ see HUMBLE
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humiliate — [hyo͞o mil′ē āt΄, yo͞omil′ē āt΄] vt. humiliated, humiliating [< LL humiliatus, pp. of humiliare, to humiliate < L humilis, HUMBLE] to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to be or seem foolish or contemptible; mortify SYN. ASHAMED,… … English World dictionary
Humiliate — Hu*mil i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humiliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Humiliating}.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See {Humble}.] To reduce to a lower position in one s own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
humiliate — I verb abase, abash, affront, befool, bespatter, blackball, blacken, brand, bring shame upon, cast a slur upon, cast down, contemn, cow, crush, debase, defame, deflate, degrade, demean, demote, depreciate, deride, derogate, discredit, disgrace,… … Law dictionary
humiliate — 1530s, perhaps a back formation from HUMILIATION (Cf. humiliation). Related: Humiliated; humiliating; humiliatingly … Etymology dictionary
humiliate — humble, degrade, debase, demean, *abase Analogous words: mortify, chagrin (see corresponding adjectives at ASHAMED): confound, bewilder, nonplus (see PUZZLE): *embarrass, discomfit, abash, disconcert, faze, rattle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
humiliate — [v] embarrass, put down abase, abash, base, bemean, blister, break, bring down*, bring low*, cast down, chagrin, chasten, confound, confuse, conquer, crush*, cut down to size*, debase, degrade, demean, denigrate, deny, depress, discomfit,… … New thesaurus
humiliate — ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble … English terms dictionary
humiliate — 01. Trying to sing karaoke in front of my classmates was a [humiliating] experience. 02. The little boy hid under the teacher s desk in [humiliation] after wetting his pants in class. 03. The home team was [humiliated] by their opponents 15 3. 04 … Grammatical examples in English
humiliate — UK [hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪt] / US [hjuˈmɪlɪˌeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms humiliate : present tense I/you/we/they humiliate he/she/it humiliates present participle humiliating past tense humiliated past participle humiliated to make someone feel very… … English dictionary
humiliate — ● humilié, humiliée ou humiliate nom Membre d une secte religieuse italienne du XIIe s., vouée à la pratique de la pauvreté évangélique, et qui fut partiellement transformée en ordre religieux en 1201 … Encyclopédie Universelle
humiliate — [[t]hjuːmɪ̱lieɪt[/t]] humiliates, humiliating, humiliated VERB To humiliate someone means to say or do something which makes them feel ashamed or stupid. [be V ed] She had been beaten and humiliated by her husband... [V n] His teacher continually … English dictionary
