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humiliate
hu·mil·i·ate
[
hyoo míllee àyt
]
(
past and past participle
hu·mil·i·at·ed
,
present participle
hu·mil·i·at·ing
,
3rd person present singular
hu·mil·i·ates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
degrade:
to damage somebody's dignity or pride, especially publicly
[
Mid-16th century. < late Latin
humiliat-
, past participle of
humiliare
< Latin
humilis
(see
humble
)
]
hu·mil·i·at·ing
adjective
hu·mil·i·at·ing·ly
adverb
hu·mil·i·a·tor
noun
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hu·mil·i·at·ing adjectivehu·mil·i·at·ing·ly adverbhu·mil·i·a·tor noun
