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   humiliate

   /hjʊˈmɪlɪeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and pride: "you'll humiliate me in front of the whole school!"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (earlier (late Middle English) as humiliation): from late Latin humiliat- ‘made humble’, from the verb humiliare, from humilis (see humble). The original meaning was ‘bring low’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. humiliator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   • U

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   • M

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