nöyrtyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• demean verb To lower someone's dignity or make them seem less worthy of respect.

Senses

nöyrtyä is used for these senses in English:

• abate To bow down; hence, to be abased or humbled. [14th–17th c.]
• demean (obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.
• eat humble pie (idiomatic, intransitive) To admit one's faults; to make a humiliating apology.

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

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