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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mil•i•ate /hyuˈmɪliˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity:The mishap humiliated her in front of her friends.
See -hum-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024hu•mil•i•ate (hyo̅o̅ mil′ē āt′ or, often, yo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre to humble), equivalent. to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
dishonor, disgrace, shame; degrade, abase, debase. See humble. |