[verb] cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him"
[verb] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss" Synonyms:humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase
[adjective] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" Synonyms:low, lowly, modest, small
[adjective] 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
[adjective] used of unskilled work (especially domestic work) Synonyms:menial, lowly
[adjective] of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense); "baseborn wretches with dirty faces"; "of humble (or lowly) birth" Synonyms:base, baseborn, lowly
