унижа́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• abase verb To lower someone's position, rank or status in a way that hurts their feelings.
• debase verb To reduce the quality or worth of something.
• debauch noun A single occasion of excessive, immoral indulgence.
• humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
• vilify verb To make slanderous remarks about someone or something; to criticise harshly.

Senses

унижа́ть 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]
• debase (transitive) To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
• debauch (transitive) To debase (something); to lower the value of (something).
• humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
• vilify (transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

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.

debase — full definition

1. verb To reduce the quality or worth of something.
2. verb To reduce someone's rank or status.
3. verb To reduce a coin's value by cutting down the amount of precious metal it contains.

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