Humble (Verb)
Meaning 1
Cause to be unpretentious; "This experience will humble him".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- Failure often humbles even the most confident entrepreneurs.
- His experiences in the war humbled him and changed his perspective.
- Losing the competition will humble her and make her a better athlete.
- The difficulties of university life started to humble him after a few months.
- Facing rejection by his idol humbled the young artist.