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Humiliate

/hjuˈmɪliˌeɪt/
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(verb) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.

Where did you humiliate them?
I just want to humiliate Tom.
CEFR Practice Quiz
It was wrong of him to ____ his younger brother in front of all of his friends.

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