humiliate

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin humiliātus, perfect passive participle of humiliō (“to abase, humble”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from Latin humilis (“lowly, humble”), from humus (“ground; earth, soil”); see humble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ === Verb === humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated) (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of. Synonyms: debase, demean, disgrace, mortify, shame; see also Thesaurus:abash (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status. Synonyms: debase, demote, humble; see also Thesaurus:demean Antonyms: dignify, honor; see also Thesaurus:aggrandize (transitive, sports, games) To defeat overwhelmingly. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== humble humiliation humility ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “humiliate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “humiliate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [hʊ.mɪ.liˈaː.tɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [u.mi.liˈaː.te] === Verb === humiliāte second-person plural present active imperative of humiliō