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What is the verb for ashamed?

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shame
  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To feel shame, be ashamed.
  2. (transitive) To cause to feel shame.
  3. To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to disgrace.
  4. (obsolete) To mock at; to deride.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “If you discover any misappropriation, please name and shame the culprits.”
      “Harry had not done much of any consequence, either to shame his family or to make them proud.”
shames
ashamed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of ashame
ashame
  1. (transitive, rare) To make ashamed; to shame.
shaming
ashames
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ashame
shameth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of shame
shamest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of shame
shamed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of shame
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The only thing we had in common was that we were both appalled and shamed by the Waynes of this world.”
      “The man behind the successful fashion chain has been named and shamed as a tax dodger.”
      “He must have shamed them terribly, not only causing scandal, but also in breaking a contract with another family.”
ashaming
  1. present participle of ashame
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