pokořit — meaning in English

English meaning

• abase verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
• humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.

Senses

pokořit is used for these senses in English:

• abase (transitive) To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate. [from c. 1350–1470]
• humble (transitive, often, reflexive) To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.

abase — full definition

1. verb To lower, as in condition in life, office, rank, etc., so as to cause pain or hurt feelings; to degrade, to depress, to humble, to humiliate.
2. verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
3. verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.

humble — full definition

1. adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
2. adjective Plain, modest, or low in rank or status.
3. verb To make someone less proud, or to lower their status or confidence.

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