Antonyms for humiliate
hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt; often yu-hu·mil·i·ate

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1. humiliateverb

   Synonyms:
   humble, disgrace, debase, shame

2. humiliateverb

   To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

   Synonyms:
   humble, shame, debase, disgrace

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1. humiliate

   Abase refers only to outward conditions. "Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26. Debase applies to quality or character. The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice. Humble in present use refers chiefly to feeling of heart; humiliate to outward conditions; even when one is said to humble himself, he either has or affects to have humility of heart. To disgrace may be to bring or inflict odium upon others, but the word is chiefly and increasingly applied to such moral odium as one by his own acts brings upon himself; the noun disgrace retains more of the passive sense than the verb; he disgraced himself by his conduct; he brought disgrace upon his family. To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given. To discredit one is to injure his reputation, as for veracity or solvency. A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. Degrade may refer to either station or character. An officer is degraded by being reduced to the ranks, disgraced by cowardice; vile practises degrade; drunkenness is a degrading vice. Misfortune or injustice may abase the good; nothing but their own ill-doing can debase or disgrace them.

   Antonyms:
   advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, uplift

   Synonyms:
   abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, lower, reduce, sink

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1. humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abaseverb

   cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

   "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

   Synonyms:
   subdue, gangrene, chagrin, necrose, crucify, mortify, sphacelate, humble, abase

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1. humiliateverb

   Synonyms:
   humble, mortify, abash, disgrace, degrade

How to use humiliate in a sentence?

1. Robert Sege:

   Parents should never hit their child and never use verbal insults that would humiliate or shame the child.

2. Volodymyr Zelensky:

   We must all be aware that this week Russia could try to do something particularly ugly, something particularly vicious, one of the key tasks of the enemy is to humiliate us, Ukrainians, to devalue our capabilities, our heroes, to spread despair, fear, to spread conflicts... Therefore, it is important never, for a single moment, to give in to this enemy pressure, not to wind oneself up, not to show weakness.

3. RJ intindola:

   Do not humiliate, disrespect or embarrass; always speak with a soft tongue when holding your ground. To be loud, rude and obnoxious will negate the argument and advantage. And truth is always mandatory.

4. Dimitrios Papadimoulis:

   What is at play here is an attempt to humiliate Greece and Greeks, or to overthrow the Tsipras government.

5. Beth Correia:

   I want to knock her out, show to everyone that she is a lie, she wants to stand up with me, let’s see. I want to humiliate her and show the world she has no MMA. She is focused on movies, books ….

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