humilhar

Meaning

  1. (transitive) to humiliate, to injure dignity or self-respect
  2. (reflexive, transitive, uncommon) to humble

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/u.miˈʎa(ʁ)/
Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese omillar (Cantigas de Santa Maria, 13th century); from Late Latin humiliāre, from humus (“ground, soil”). Compare Galician and Spanish humillar.

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