单词 | rehumble |
释义 | rehumblev. rare. transitive. To humble again; (in early use) esp. †to reduce again to a humble state (obsolete). ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Rahumiliare, to rehumble, to asswage, to make gentle, tame, or humble. 1612 J. Sylvester tr. Tropheis sig. Bbb4, in E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV And had yer many howers, Re-humbled Paris to her Princes yoake, But for Saint Clements Paricidiall stroake. 1736 J. Addison tr. Petronius Wks. ii. 249 But that same God who built her haughty Pow'r, Shall soon rehumble to the Dust her Pride. 1943 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 1 Oct. 19/3 Princeton's mauled forces, humbled by Pennsylvania, will use crutches to get to Baker field and, off paper, will be rehumbled by Columbia. 2007 Florida Times-Union (Nexis) 17 Oct. d1 I felt I could play at this level. But when I made it to the Pro Bowl, it made me re-humble myself because now I'm amongst the best in the NFL. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598 |
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