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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
humiliate/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/
▶verb injure the dignity and self-respect of.
– derivatives
humiliating adjective,
humiliatingly adverb,
humiliation noun,
humiliator noun.
humiliating adjective,
humiliatingly adverb,
humiliation noun,
humiliator noun.
– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as humiliation): from late L. humiliat-, humiliare ‘make humble’, from humilis (see humble).
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