humiliate

Regular
Infinitive
humiliate
Past Simple
humiliated
Past Participle
humiliated
-ing Form
humiliating
3rd Person
humiliates
humiliate humiliates humiliating humiliated

Humiliate means to make someone feel ashamed or foolish. Regular verb: humiliate-humiliated-humiliated.

Meanings

  • To make feel ashamed
  • To lower dignity of
  • To mortify

Common Collocations

humiliate someone publicly humiliated feel humiliated humiliating defeat

Tip for Learners

Humiliate is stronger than embarrass. "He was humiliated in front of everyone."
Present Simple
I humiliate
you humiliate
he/she/it humiliates
we humiliate
they humiliate
Examples - Present Simple
  • I never humiliate others.
  • You humiliate people unintentionally.
  • He humiliates his opponents.
  • We don't humiliate anyone.
  • They humiliate their rivals.
Present Continuous
I am humiliating
you are humiliating
he/she/it is humiliating
we are humiliating
they are humiliating
Examples - Present Continuous
  • I am not humiliating anyone.
  • You are humiliating him publicly.
  • She is humiliating the competition.
  • We are not humiliating anyone.
  • They are humiliating their opponents.
Present Perfect
I have humiliated
you have humiliated
he/she/it has humiliated
we have humiliated
they have humiliated
Examples - Present Perfect
  • I have never humiliated anyone.
  • You have humiliated him before.
  • She has humiliated her rivals.
  • We have not humiliated anyone.
  • They have humiliated the opposition.
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been humiliating
you have been humiliating
he/she/it has been humiliating
we have been humiliating
they have been humiliating
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have not been humiliating anyone.
  • You have been humiliating people.
  • He has been humiliating opponents.
  • We have not been humiliating anyone.
  • They have been humiliating rivals.
Past Simple
I humiliated
you humiliated
he/she/it humiliated
we humiliated
they humiliated
Examples - Past Simple
  • I humiliated myself accidentally.
  • You humiliated him publicly.
  • She humiliated the competition.
  • We humiliated ourselves.
  • They humiliated their opponents.
Past Continuous
I was humiliating
you were humiliating
he/she/it was humiliating
we were humiliating
they were humiliating
Examples - Past Continuous
  • I was humiliating myself unknowingly.
  • You were humiliating him.
  • She was humiliating the rivals.
  • We were not humiliating anyone.
  • They were humiliating opponents.
Past Perfect
I had humiliated
you had humiliated
he/she/it had humiliated
we had humiliated
they had humiliated
Examples - Past Perfect
  • I had humiliated myself before.
  • You had humiliated him already.
  • She had humiliated her rivals.
  • We had not humiliated anyone.
  • They had humiliated the opposition.
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been humiliating
you had been humiliating
he/she/it had been humiliating
we had been humiliating
they had been humiliating
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had not been humiliating anyone.
  • You had been humiliating people.
  • He had been humiliating opponents.
  • We had not been humiliating anyone.
  • They had been humiliating rivals.
Future Simple
I will humiliate
you will humiliate
he/she/it will humiliate
we will humiliate
they will humiliate
Examples - Future Simple
  • I will not humiliate anyone.
  • You will humiliate yourself.
  • She will humiliate the competition.
  • We will not humiliate anyone.
  • They will humiliate their opponents.
Future Continuous
I will be humiliating
you will be humiliating
he/she/it will be humiliating
we will be humiliating
they will be humiliating
Examples - Future Continuous
  • I will not be humiliating anyone.
  • You will be humiliating him.
  • She will be humiliating rivals.
  • We will not be humiliating anyone.
  • They will be humiliating opponents.
Future Perfect
I will have humiliated
you will have humiliated
he/she/it will have humiliated
we will have humiliated
they will have humiliated
Examples - Future Perfect
  • I will not have humiliated anyone.
  • You will have humiliated him.
  • She will have humiliated her rivals.
  • We will not have humiliated anyone.
  • They will have humiliated the opposition.
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been humiliating
you will have been humiliating
he/she/it will have been humiliating
we will have been humiliating
they will have been humiliating
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will not have been humiliating anyone.
  • You will have been humiliating people.
  • He will have been humiliating opponents.
  • We will not have been humiliating anyone.
  • They will have been humiliating rivals.
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