Make+humble

  • 41humiliate — verb injure the dignity and self respect of. Derivatives humiliating adjective humiliatingly adverb humiliation noun humiliator noun Origin C16 (earlier (ME) as humiliation): from late L. humiliat , humiliare make humble , from humilis (see… …

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  • 42supplicate — sup•pli•cate [[t]ˈsʌp lɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to make humble and earnest entreaty 2) to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly 3) to ask for by humble entreaty • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L supplicātus, ptp. of supplicāre …

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  • 43supplicate — [c]/ˈsʌpləkeɪt / (say supluhkayt) verb (supplicated, supplicating) –verb (i) 1. to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition. –verb (t) 2. to pray humbly to; entreat or petition humbly. 3. to seek by humble entreaty. {late Middle… …

  • 44humiliate — v.tr. make humble; injure the dignity or self respect of. Derivatives: humiliating adj. humiliatingly adv. humiliation n. humiliator n. Etymology: LL humiliare (as HUMBLE) …

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  • 45humiliate — ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble …

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  • 46humiliating — humiliate ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble …

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  • 47humiliation — humiliate ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble …

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  • 48humiliator — humiliate ► VERB ▪ injure the dignity and self respect of. DERIVATIVES humiliating adjective humiliation noun humiliator noun. ORIGIN Latin humiliare make humble …

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  • 49take someone down a peg or two — HUMBLE, humiliate, mortify, bring down, shame, embarrass, abash, put someone in their place, chasten, subdue, squash, deflate, make someone eat humble pie; informal show up, settle someone s hash, cut down to size; N. Amer. informal make someone… …

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  • 50education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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