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Verb: humiliate  hyoo'mi-lee,eyt
  1. Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
    "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss";
    - mortify, chagrin, humble, abase

Derived forms: humiliated, humiliates, humiliating

Type of: bruise, hurt, injure, offend, spite, wound

Encyclopedia: Humiliate