humiliates

Verb

humiliate (third-person singular simple present humiliates, present participle humiliating, simple past and past participle humiliated)

1. (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
   • The bully tried to humiliate the other students during lunch.

   Synonyms:

   debase, demean, disgrace, mortify, shame, abase, abash, bring low, confuse, confound

2. (transitive) To make humble; to lower in condition or status.

   Synonyms:

   debase, demote, humble, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, defame, degrade, demean, depress

   Antonyms:

   dignify, honor, advance, aggrandize, elevate, ennoble, exalt, nobilitate, prefer, promote

3. (transitive) To defeat overwhelmingly.