уни́зить — 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.
• humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.

Senses

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

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.

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