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humiliate

hu·mi·liate

UK/hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/ US/hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt/ fairly common

verb

1.

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

  • “He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss”
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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.

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