Verb
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cause to feel shame
hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
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cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"
Adjective
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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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used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
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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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low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"
"a lowly parish priest"
"a modest man of the people"
"small beginnings"