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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | humiliate |
| Synonyms: | chasten, cut down to size, dash, debunk, disconcert, dispirit, humble, kick in the teeth, knock down, let down easy, let wind out of sails, mortify, puncture balloon, put down*, shoot down, take down |
| Antonyms: | boost, build up, inflate |