HUMILIATE


Meaning of HUMILIATE in English

■ verb injure the dignity and self-respect of.

Derivatives

humiliating adjective

humiliatingly adverb

humiliation noun

humiliator noun

Origin

C16 (earlier (ME) as humiliation ): from late L. humiliat- , humiliare 'make humble', from humilis (see humble ).

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