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Webster 1913 Edition

Humiliate

Hu-mil′i-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Humiliated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Humiliating
.]
[L.
humiliatus
, p. p. of
humiliare
. See
Humble
.]
To reduce to a lower position in one’s own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify.
We stand
humiliated
rather than encouraged.
M. Arnold.

Webster 1828 Edition

Humiliate

HUMIL'IATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. humilio.] To humble; to lower in condition; to depress; as humiliated slaves.

Definition 2024

humiliate

humiliate

English

Verb

humiliate ‎(third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)

  1. (transitive) To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

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  • humiliate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • humiliate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Latin

Verb

humiliāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of humiliō

Etymology

From Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare ‎(“to abase, humble”), from Latin humilis ‎(“lowly, humble”), from humus ‎(“ground; earth, soil”); see humble.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/

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