humiliate

[ hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo- ]

/ hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu- /

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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.

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Origin of humiliate

1525–35; < Late Latin humiliātus (past participle of humiliāre “to humble”), equivalent to Latin humili(s) humble + -ātus -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR humiliate

dishonor, disgrace, shame; degrade, abase, debase.

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ANTONYMS FOR humiliate

exalt, honor.

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See ashamed, humbled.

OTHER WORDS FROM humiliate

hu·mil·i·a·tor, nounhu·mil·i·a·to·ry

[hyoo-mil-ee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee or, often, yoo-] /hyuˈmɪl i əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i or, often, yu-/, hu·mil·i·a·tive, adjectivere·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

Words nearby humiliate

humidity, humidor, humification, humified, humify, humiliate, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, humint

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Example sentences from the Web for humiliate

The same massive evidence trove body cameras create can, if used selectively, humiliate and indict average citizens.
Your Arrest Video Is Going Online. Who Will See It?|Jacob Siegel|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More girls are reporting their boyfriends stalk them via text message or threaten to humiliate them with social media.
Digital Harassment Is the New Means of Domestic Abuse|Keli Goff|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the video, Al Sabawi, the father, tears the PA a new one for attempting to humiliate him and forgetting who the real enemy is.
Hey-Hey, Ho-Ho, Mahmoud Abbas Has Got to Go|Maysoon Zayid|December 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
For most of them, this vote is a chance to humiliate Obama before the entire world.
The Odds of War in Syria? A Lot Higher Now|Michael Tomasky|August 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST

A chance to humiliate him not just in front of the Fox News audience, but the entire world!
Will Boehner Play Ball on Syria?|Michael Tomasky|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She tried on all occasions, and in every possible way, to humiliate him.
The Waif of the "Cynthia"|Andr Laurie and Jules Verne
Her amused incredulity of the whole strange scene now gave way to a furious anger that he could dare so to humiliate her.
Robert Annys: Poor Priest|Annie Nathan Meyer
You're just trying to humiliate us because you know you have the upper hand.
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays|Various
The half-savage barbarians, with their ignorance and naturally low instincts, were intended to humiliate the refined gentleman.
The Witch of Salem|John R. Musick
Look, there is the dress I was going to wear, that you wished to humiliate me with.
Plays: Comrades; Facing Death; Pariah; Easter|August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for humiliate

humiliate

/ (hjuːˈmɪlɪˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to lower or hurt the dignity or pride of

Derived forms of humiliate

humiliated, adjectivehumiliating, adjectivehumiliatingly, adverbhumiliation, noun

humiliative (hjuːˈmɪljətɪv), adjectivehumiliator, nounhumiliatory, adjective

Word Origin for humiliate

C16: from Late Latin humiliāre, from Latin humilis humble

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humiliate

verb (used with object), hu·mil·i·at·ed, hu·mil·i·at·ing.

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