HUMILIATE


Meaning of HUMILIATE in English

— humiliator , n. — humiliatory /hyooh mil"ee euh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ or, often, /yooh-/ , humiliative , adj.

/hyooh mil"ee ayt'/ or, often, /yooh-/ , v.t., humiliated, humiliating .

to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.

[ 1525-35; humiliatus (ptp. of humiliare to humble), equiv. to L humili ( s ) HUMBLE + -atus -ATE 1 ]

Syn . dishonor, disgrace, shame; degrade, abase, debase. See humble .

Ant . exalt, honor.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .