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(verb) cause to be unpretentious; "This exeprience will humble him" |
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Related Words: alter, change, efface |
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(adjective) marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful; "a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski |
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Antonyms: proud |
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(satellite adjective) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) |
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Synonyms: lowly, menial |
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(satellite adjective) low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" |
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Synonyms: low, lowly, modest, small |
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(satellite adjective) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" |
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Synonyms: base, baseborn, lowly |
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(verb) lower in esteem; hurt the pride of |
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Synonyms: abase, chagrin, humiliate, mortify |
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Related Words: degrade, demean, disgrace, hurt, injure, offend, put down, spite, wound |
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