verb : HUMBLES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him" ;
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2. (
) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" ;
Adjective : HUMBLES
Source: WordNet 3.1
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2. (
) 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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4. (
) 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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