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humiliate

Pronunciation: /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

The English word “humiliate” has 3 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
  2. To make humble; to lower in condition or status.
  3. To defeat overwhelmingly.

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

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