HUMILIATE


Meaning of HUMILIATE in English

v.

Pronunciation: hyü- ' mi-l ē - ˌ ā t, yü-

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing

Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low ― more at HUMBLE

Date: circa 1534

: to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : MORTIFY

– hu · mil · i · a · tion \ - ˌ mi-l ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun

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