humilhar — meaning in English

English meaning

• abase verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
• humble adjective Not proud or arrogant; modest about one's own importance or abilities.
• humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.

Senses

humilhar 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.
• humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

abase — full definition

1. verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
2. verb To physically push or bring something down, or to bend low.
3. verb To reduce the value of something, especially by changing the metal content of coins.

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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