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humiliate - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'humiliate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Humiliate [ v. t.]
- To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to humble; to mortify.

Meaning of 'humiliate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . humiliate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
Example in sentence:
  • He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss