humiliate : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: humiliate	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for humiliate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
humiliate v cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Synonym(s): humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Humiliate \Humil"iate\, 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 humble; to mortify. We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M. Arnold.