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puts to shame

puts to shame is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put to shame.

Meaning of put to shame

Verb

put to shame (third-person singular simple present puts to shame, present participle putting to shame, simple past and past participle put to shame)

  1. (transitive) To humiliate; to disgrace.
    • Any other man in my place would have gone to his house and shot him down like a dog. I wanted to do it, and was minded to do it, but a better thought came to me: to put him to shame; to break his heart; to kill him by inches.1902, Mark Twain, chapter 1, in A Double Barrelled Detective Story
  2. (transitive) To outdo thoroughly; to surpass; to outperform; to show up.
    • Henry put me to shame; he fought, and fought bravely. John and I had made no resistance.1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 19, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    confound

Questions about puts to shame

What is puts to shame the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Puts to shame is the third-person singular simple present indicative of put to shame.

Words near puts to shame in the dictionary

  1. puts to good account
  2. puts to good use
  3. puts to lie
  4. puts to rest
  5. puts to sea
  6. puts to shame
  7. puts to sleep
  8. puts to the blush
  9. puts to the horn
  10. puts to the sword
  11. puts to the test

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