унижа́ть — meaning in English
unizhat
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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.
- debase verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- debauch noun An individual act of debauchery.
- humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
- vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
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
- 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.
- verb To lower physically; to depress; to cast or throw down; to stoop.
- verb To lower in value, in particular by altering the content of alloys in coins; to debase.
debase — full definition
- verb To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
- verb To lower in position or rank.
- verb To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.