What are some opposite words for humiliate?
Antonyms for humiliate
hyuˈmɪl iˌeɪt; often yu-hu·mil·i·ate
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humiliate
Abase refers only to outward conditions. "Exalt him that is low, and abase him that is high." Ezek. xxi, 26. Debase applies to quality or character. The coinage is debased by excess of alloy, the man by vice. Humble in present use refers chiefly to feeling of heart; humiliate to outward conditions; even when one is said to humble himself, he either has or affects to have humility of heart. To disgrace may be to bring or inflict odium upon others, but the word is chiefly and increasingly applied to such moral odium as one by his own acts brings upon himself; the noun disgrace retains more of the passive sense than the verb; he disgraced himself by his conduct; he brought disgrace upon his family. To dishonor a person is to deprive him of honor that should or might be given. To discredit one is to injure his reputation, as for veracity or solvency. A sense of unworthiness humbles; a shameful insult humiliates; imprisonment for crime disgraces. Degrade may refer to either station or character. An officer is degraded by being reduced to the ranks, disgraced by cowardice; vile practises degrade; drunkenness is a degrading vice. Misfortune or injustice may abase the good; nothing but their own ill-doing can debase or disgrace them.
Antonyms:
advance, aggrandize, dignify, elevate, exalt, honor, promote, raise, upliftSynonyms:
abase, bring low, cast down, debase, degrade, depress, discredit, disgrace, dishonor, humble, lower, reduce, sink
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The difference may be how severe the physical violence gets. Boys tend to do more damage, particularly when older, it was also assumed that girls relied more on relational aggression( e.g., strategies to socially humiliate, isolating, injure reputation) than boys. However, there is evidence that brothers use this approach about the same too.
It is not permitted to kill and also it is not permitted to humiliate a billion Muslims, i don't insult the religion of other people, and I don't want others to insult my religion.
Just because you think it's cute or funny to make somebody embarrassed or humiliate them, think again, because if somebody would have realized that, my son would not be dead.
I want to knock her out, show to everyone that she is a lie, she wants to stand up with me, let’s see. I want to humiliate her and show the world she has no MMA. She is focused on movies, books ….
Three women, one clear pattern, pounce, kiss, grab, grope, don’t wait. When you’re a star you can do anything you want. And when they speak up about what happened, attack, humiliate them, call them liars. Call them too ugly to assault.
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