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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
humiliate
    v 1: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his
         colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" [syn:
         humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Humiliate \Hu*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Humiliated; p.
   pr. & vb. n. Humiliating.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of
   humiliare. See Humble.]
   To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the
   eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to
   humble; to mortify.
   [1913 Webster]

         We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M.
                                                  Arnold.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Humiliate:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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