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1. humiliate
verb. ['hjuːˈmɪliːˌeɪt'] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of.
Synonyms
- humble
- demean
- wound
- spite
- smash
- take down
- put down
- abase
- degrade
- disgrace
- bruise
- demolish
- injure
- crush
- offend
- mortify
- hurt
Antonyms
- immodest
- conceit
- superior
- noble
Etymology
- humiliatus (Latin)
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Rhymes with Humiliate
- unaffiliate
- affiliate
How do you pronounce humiliate?
Pronounce humiliate as hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt.
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Sentences with humiliate
1. Verb, base form
Make sure that these stories will not humiliate or otherwise harm the child.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Dominating women frequently humiliate others, especially other women, as a means to elevate their own status.
Quotes about humiliate
1. Today is the sort of day where the sun only comes up to humiliate you.
- Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club
2. We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own advantage and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors.
- Helen Simonson, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand