Antonyms for humiliate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : hyoo-mil-ee-eyt or, often, yoo-

Phonetic Transcription : hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt or, often, yu-

Definition of humiliate

Origin : 1530s, perhaps a back-formation from humiliation. Related: Humiliated; humiliating; humiliatingly.

verb embarrass, put down

Example sentences :

For that breach of etiquette I had to humiliate you that Royal dignity might be preserved.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

The cruel heroine of his heart must ridicule and humiliate him as much as possible.
Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel

So it has been the only square thing to do––humiliate myself into telling.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

That's not what I've come for, but I shall be delighted if I humiliate you a little by the way.
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Man of crushing responsibilities, you've come to humiliate me!
Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Was she wishing to humiliate these people who had received her so coldly?
Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: Germany » by Various

No, it would only humiliate her and it made no difference, since she had refused him.
Extract from : « Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 » by Lucy Maud Montgomery

He tries to humiliate me—he tells me to kneel before him, and wants to strike me.
Extract from : « Boyhood » by Leo Tolstoy

He now had it in his power to humiliate them who had so humbled him.
Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid

Do you know what it means to humiliate oneself for dry bread?
Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 » by Various

Synonyms for humiliate

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