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What is the verb for humility?

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humble
  1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humiliate.
  2. (often reflexive) To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiency of; to make meek and submissive.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. humiliate, shame, degrade, demean, abase, chasten, debase, disgrace, subdue, mortify, sink, abash, break, belittle, crush, own, reduce, chagrin, cheapen, discredit, dishonor, dishonour, lower, cause to lose face, embarrass, make a fool of, shoot down, smirch, tear down, bemean, deflate, discomfit, squash, demote, foul, overcome, silence, snub, squelch, upset, bring down, cast down, pull down, put away, put down, put to shame, strike dumb, take down, bring low, cut down to size … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The gods would decide to punish his arrogance by sending the wild man, Enkidu, to humble him.”
      “They would humble her army, and not let Daenerys claim the Iron Throne.”
humiliate
  1. (transitive) To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disgrace, humble, shame, chasten, debase, degrade, abase, crush, embarrass, subdue, discomfit, mortify, abash, put down, chagrin, demean, deflate, denigrate, cheapen, discredit, dishonor, dishonour, foul, lower, quash, sink, smirch, squash, bemean, blister, break, discountenance, own, pan, rip, slam, smear, snub, wither, confuse, downplay, vanquish, bring down, show up, take down, make ashamed, bring low, cast down, play down, put to shame … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Randi had for decades used his insider's knowledge of the flim-flam trade to humiliate a generation of occultists.”
      “I was surrounded by a disgusting and putrid evil wanting nothing more than to humiliate and destroy me.”
      “Far better, then, to get a whole bunch of ordinary people for him to humiliate and eff and blind at instead.”
humbles
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humble
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humiliates, shames, degrades, demeans, abases, chastens, debases, disgraces, subdues, mortifies, sinks, abashes, breaks, belittles, crushes, owns, reduces, chagrins, cheapens, discredits, dishonors, dishonours, lowers, causes to lose face, embarrasses, makes a fool of, shoots down, smirches, tears down, bemeans, deflates, discomfits, squashes, demotes, fouls, overcomes, silences, snubs, squelches, upsets, brings down, casts down, pulls down, puts away, puts down, puts to shame, strikes dumb, takes down, brings low, cuts down to size … more
humiliated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of humiliate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disgraced, humbled, shamed, chastened, debased, degraded, abased, crushed, embarrassed, subdued, discomfited, mortified, abashed, put down, chagrined, demeaned, deflated, denigrated, cheapened, discredited, dishonored, dishonoured, fouled, lowered, quashed, sank, sunk, sunken, smirched, squashed, bemeant, bemeaned, blistered, broke, brake, broken, discountenanced, owned, own, panned, ripped, slammed, smeared, snubbed, withered, confused, downplayed, vanquished, brought down, showed up … more
humbled
  1. simple past tense and past participle of humble
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humiliated, shamed, degraded, demeaned, abased, chastened, debased, disgraced, subdued, mortified, sank, sunk, sunken, abashed, broke, brake, broken, belittled, crushed, owned, own, reduced, chagrined, cheapened, discredited, dishonored, dishonoured, lowered, caused to lose face, embarrassed, made a fool of, shot down, smirched, tore down, torn down, bemeant, bemeaned, deflated, discomfited, squashed, demoted, fouled, overcame, overcome, silenced, snubbed, squelched, upset, brought down, cast down … more
humiliating
  1. present participle of humiliate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disgracing, humbling, shaming, chastening, debasing, degrading, abasing, crushing, embarrassing, subduing, discomfiting, mortifying, abashing, putting down, chagrining, demeaning, deflating, denigrating, cheapening, discrediting, dishonoring, dishonouring, fouling, lowering, quashing, sinking, smirching, squashing, bemeaning, blistering, breaking, discountenancing, owning, panning, ripping, slamming, smearing, snubbing, withering, confusing, downplaying, vanquishing, bringing down, showing up, taking down, making ashamed, bringing low, casting down, playing down, putting to shame … more
humbling
  1. present participle of humble
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humiliating, shaming, degrading, demeaning, abasing, chastening, debasing, disgracing, subduing, mortifying, sinking, abashing, breaking, belittling, crushing, owning, reducing, chagrining, cheapening, discrediting, dishonoring, dishonouring, lowering, causing to lose face, embarrassing, making a fool of, shooting down, smirching, tearing down, bemeaning, deflating, discomfiting, squashing, demoting, fouling, overcoming, silencing, snubbing, squelching, upsetting, bringing down, casting down, pulling down, putting away, putting down, putting to shame, striking dumb, taking down, bringing low, cutting down to size … more
humble
  1. (transitive) Alternative form of hummel.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. humiliate, shame, degrade, demean, abase, chasten, debase, disgrace, subdue, mortify, sink, abash, break, belittle, crush, own, reduce, chagrin, cheapen, discredit, dishonor, dishonour, lower, cause to lose face, embarrass, make a fool of, shoot down, smirch, tear down, bemean, deflate, discomfit, squash, demote, foul, overcome, silence, snub, squelch, upset, bring down, cast down, pull down, put away, put down, put to shame, strike dumb, take down, bring low, cut down to size … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The gods would decide to punish his arrogance by sending the wild man, Enkidu, to humble him.”
      “They would humble her army, and not let Daenerys claim the Iron Throne.”
humblify
  1. (rare) to make humble
humiliates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humiliate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. disgraces, humbles, shames, chastens, debases, degrades, abases, crushes, embarrasses, subdues, discomfits, mortifies, abashes, puts down, chagrins, demeans, deflates, denigrates, cheapens, discredits, dishonors, dishonours, fouls, lowers, quashes, sinks, smirches, squashes, bemeans, blisters, breaks, discountenances, owns, pans, rips, slams, smears, snubs, withers, confuses, downplays, vanquishes, brings down, shows up, takes down, makes ashamed, brings low, casts down, plays down, puts to shame … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She efficiently humiliates the girls, initiating a reign of abuse which gradually erodes their characters.”
      “He regularly humiliates dinner-party guests and makes out that his cellphone is on the blink to end dull conversations.”
      “Max humiliates and embarrasses me all the time, so I don't know, this made me happy.”
humblifies
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humblify
humbleth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of humble
humblified
  1. simple past tense and past participle of humblify
humbledst
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple past form of humble
humblifying
  1. present participle of humblify
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