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• v  cause to be unpretentious
  This experience will humble him
• v  cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
• s  low or inferior in station or quality
  a humble cottage
• a  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
• s  used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
• s  of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
  of humble (or lowly) birth

• Gagarin's humble upbringing and outgoing personality helped win him friends tooand fans.
• By conquering Everest, the beekeeper and the Sherpa affirmed the power of humble determination -- and won one for underdogs everywhere.
• If you want to humble an empire it makes sense to maim its cathedrals.

• humiliate
• mortify
• chagrin
• abase
• low
• lowly
• modest
• small
• menial
• base
• baseborn

• proud

News & Articles

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• Humble man claims deputy 'went too far'
  An Humble man is planning a formal complaint against a Harris County sheriff's deputy who, according to the man, went too far during a confrontation that led to his arrest.
  June 13, 2013 - KPRC Local 2 Houston
• Humble’s Beautification Committee seeks new members
  Members of the City of Humble Beautification committee continue to brainstorm how to gain more members and enhance their beautification efforts around Humble.
  June 12, 2013 - Humble Observer
• Two Humble ISD teachers selected to participate in a summer teacher institute
  Two Humble teachers have been selected to participate in a summer teacher institute sponsored by Humanities Texas, the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin (UT) and the LBJ Pre
  June 11, 2013 - Kingwood Observer

Quotes

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• Robert Byrd in CNN International
  Byrd, in response, said that "the Constitution does not prohibit humble servants from delivering whatever they can to their constituents."
• Brock Lesnar in KFVS
  I knew he was getting tired,Lesnar said. "Each shot was less dramatic than the other. ...... I stand before you a humble champion, and I'm still the toughest (guy) around, baby."
• Joey Porter in International Herald Tribune
  He was our savior,Porter said. "He changed this whole team. He's not the one that's going to brag about it. He's just an old, humble country boy. So I'm going to brag for him."