humiliate
Use Humiliate in a sentence
iˌeɪt verb (used with object), hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing.
to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
Origin:
1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre to humble), equivalent to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre to humble), equivalent to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
hu·mil·i·a·tor, noun
re·hu·mil·i·ate, verb (used with object), re·hu·mil·i·at·ed, re·hu·mil·i·at·ing.
un·hu·mil·i·at·ed, adjective
Antonyms
exalt, honor.
exalt, honor.
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humiliate (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of | |
| [C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis | |
| hu'miliated | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliating | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliatingly | |
| —adv | |
| humili'ation | |
| —n | |
| humiliative | |
| —adj | |
| hu'miliator | |
| —n | |
| hu'miliatory | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
The commanding general said the goal was not so much to humiliate those arrested, but to deter future incidents.
They offered to take me to a private room, but declined and at that point angrily said they could humiliate me right there.
The use of technology to humiliate or intimidate a romantic partner.
Dystopian fiction attracts teenagers who feel trapped by high school's world of tests that humiliate and unnerve them.
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