hyüˈmilēˌāt, also yü-, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low, humble — more at humble
: to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or the eyes of others : injure the self-respect of : humble , mortify
insulted and humiliated his darling niece — Hilaire Belloc