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humble

/ˈhʌmbəl/

noun

Meaning

  • (Baltimore) An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.

verb

Meaning

  • To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of

  • To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.

Synonyms

abase,
degrade,
depress,
disgrace,
humiliate,
lower,
mortify

adjective

Meaning

  • Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.

    "He lives in a humble one-bedroom cottage."

  • Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.

  • Near the ground.

Synonyms

modest,
unassuming