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Definitions of 'HUMBLE'  

1. (adj) humble, low, lowly, modest, small
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

2. (adj) humble
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
"a humble apology"; "essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- B.K.Malinowski

3. (adj) humble, menial, lowly
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)

4. (verb) base, baseborn, humble, lowly
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
"baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth"

5. (verb) humble
cause to be unpretentious
"This experience will humble him"

6. (verb) humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
"He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"


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