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