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English
Etymology
< Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare (“to abase, humble”) < Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”) < humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.
Pronunciation
Verb
to humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)
- (transitive) To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.
Synonyms
- debase
- disgrace
- humble
- shame
- See also Wikisaurus:abash
Related terms
External links
- humiliate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humiliate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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