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humiliate

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
16
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

Definition of humiliate

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (transitive)To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
    “The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.”
    “He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.”
    “The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.”
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verb

  1. (transitive)To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
    “The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.”
    “He would never intentionally humiliate anyone, even in jest.”
    “The harsh comments from the coach humiliated the player in front of the team.”
  2. (transitive)To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
  3. (transitive)To defeat overwhelmingly.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

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