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1 demütigen
I v/t humiliate* * *to humble; to put down; to abase; to humiliate; to take down; to mortify* * *de|mü|ti|gen ['deːmyːtɪgn]1. vtGefangenen, Besiegten, Volk to humiliate; (= eine Lektion erteilen) stolzen Menschen etc to humble2. vrto humble oneself ( vor +dat before)* * *(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) humble* * *de·mü·ti·gen[ˈde:my:tɪgn̩]I. vt▪ jdn \demütigen to humiliate sbII. vr▪ sich akk [vor jdm] \demütigen to humiliate [or form abase] oneself [before sb]; (den Stolz überwinden) to humble oneself [before sb]* * *1.transitives Verb humiliate; humble < somebody's pride>2.reflexives Verb humble oneself* * *A. v/t humiliate* * *1.transitives Verb humiliate; humble < somebody's pride>2.reflexives Verb humble oneself* * *v.to abase v.to humiliate v.to mortify v. -
2 herabwürdigen
herabwürdigen v GEN degrade, belittle (achievement) (Leistung); abase oneself, debase oneself, stoop so low as to …* * *v < Geschäft> Leistung degrade, belittle (achievement) ; abase oneself, debase oneself, stoop so low as to... -
3 demütigen
de·mü·ti·gen [ʼde:my:tɪgn̩]vtjdn \demütigen to humiliate sbvrsich [vor jdm] \demütigen to humiliate [or ( form) abase] oneself [before sb]; ( den Stolz überwinden) to humble oneself [before sb] -
4 entwürdigen
II v/refl degrade o.s., debase o.s.; (Schande bringen über sich) disgrace o.s., engage in shameful conduct geh.* * *to degrade* * *ent|wụ̈r|di|gen [ɛnt'vʏrdɪgn] ptp entwü\#rdigt1. vtto degrade; (= Schande bringen über) to disgrace2. vrto degrade or abase oneself* * *ent·wür·di·gen *vt▪ jdn \entwürdigen to degrade sb* * *transitives Verb degrade* * *B. v/r degrade o.s., debase o.s.; (Schande bringen über sich) disgrace o.s., engage in shameful conduct geh* * *transitives Verb degrade -
5 erniedrigen
I v/t2. (reduzieren) lower3. MUS. flattenII v/refl demean o.s. ( vor jemandem in front of s.o.); sich ( dazu) erniedrigen, etw. zu tun lower o.s. ( oder stoop) to do s.th.; BIBL. erhöhen* * *to decrease; to debase; to degrade; to lower; to abase; to humiliate; to level down; to humble;sich erniedrigento demean* * *er|nied|ri|gen [ɛɐ'niːdrɪgn] ptp erniedrigt1. vt(= demütigen) to humiliate; (= herabsetzen) to degrade; (MUS) to flatten, to flat (US)2. vrto humble oneself; (pej) to demean or lower oneself* * *1) (to disgrace or make contemptible: He felt degraded by having to ask for money.) degrade2) (to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) humiliate* * *er·nied·ri·gen *[ɛɐ̯ˈni:drɪgn̩]vt1. (demütigen)▪ jdn/sich \erniedrigen to degrade sb/oneself, to demean sb/oneself2. MUS▪ etw \erniedrigen to give sth a flatter tone, to play sth less sharp* * *transitives Verb humiliatesich [selbst] erniedrigen — lower oneself
* * *A. v/t2. (reduzieren) lower3. MUS flattenB. v/r demean o.s. (vor jemandem in front of sb);* * *transitives Verb humiliatesich [selbst] erniedrigen — lower oneself
* * *v.to abase v.to belittle v.to decrement v.to humiliate v.to vulgarise (UK) v.to vulgarize (US) v.
См. также в других словарях:
abase oneself — behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). → abase … English new terms dictionary
abase oneself — v. mortify oneself, humiliate oneself … English contemporary dictionary
abase oneself so far as to do something — v. humiliate oneself to doing something … English contemporary dictionary
abase — ► VERB (abase oneself) ▪ behave in a way that lessens others respect for one. DERIVATIVES abasement noun. ORIGIN Old French abaissier to lower … English terms dictionary
abase — [ə beɪs] verb (usu. abase oneself) behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone). Derivatives abasement noun Origin ME: from OFr. abaissier, from a (from L. ad to, at ) + baissier to lower … English new terms dictionary
abase — abase, demean, debase, degrade, humble, humiliate are synonymous when they denote to lower in one’s own estimation or in that of others. Abase suggests loss of dignity or prestige without necessarily implying permanency in that loss. When used… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
abase — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. humble (See abash); demean, degrade; dishonor; cast down. See humility, servility. Ant., uplift, exalt. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. humiliate, humble, debase; see humble . See Synonym Study at humble … English dictionary for students
abase — v.tr. & refl. humiliate or degrade (another person or oneself). Derivatives: abasement n. Etymology: ME f. OF abaissier (as A (3), baissier to lower ult. f. LL bassus short of stature): infl. by BASE(2) … Useful english dictionary
abasement — abase ► VERB (abase oneself) ▪ behave in a way that lessens others respect for one. DERIVATIVES abasement noun. ORIGIN Old French abaissier to lower … English terms dictionary
grovel — verb 1) George groveled at his feet, begging for mercy Syn: prostrate oneself, lie, kneel, cringe 2) she was not going to grovel to him Syn: be obsequious to, fawn on, kowtow to, bow and scrape to, toady to, truckle to … Thesaurus of popular words
kowtow — verb 1) they kowtowed to the emperor Syn: prostrate oneself before, bow (down) to/ before, genuflect to/before, do/make obeisance to/before, fall on one s knees before, kneel before 2) she didn t have to kowtow to a boss Syn: grovel to, be… … Thesaurus of popular words
