Humiliate — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
Publishes the participial presentation.
Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliare- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
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- Merriam-Webster
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Merriam-Webster names Late Latin humiliatus, the past participle of humiliare; American Heritage summarizes Late Latin humiliāre, humiliāt-. These are compatible levels of the same formation, not evidence for two unrelated ancestries.
/hjuːˈmɪlieɪt/ · verb
To reduce someone in their own or others’ estimation, causing shame or loss of dignity; from Late Latin forms meaning to make low or humble.
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Publishes the participial presentation.
Etymology: Late Latin humiliatus, past participle of humiliarePublishes the compatible verb-and-stem presentation.
Etymology: Late Latin humiliāre, humiliāt-The dossier spine preserves the participle and the graph exposes the AHD verb-stem summary as a separately cited compatible route.