Main Entry: hu·mil·i·ate

Pronunciation: \hyü-ˈmi-lē-ˌāt, yü-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): hu·mil·i·at·ed; hu·mil·i·at·ing

Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare, from Latin humilis low — more at humble

Date: circa 1534

: to reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes or others' eyes : mortify

— hu·mil·i·a·tion \-ˌmi-lē-ˈā-shən\ noun