cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
undermine
belittles
ABASED
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
undermine
belittles
AFFRONT
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
ALIT
A past tense and a past participle of alight.
ASPERSE
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
ATE
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
use up (resources or materials);
eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
BADMOUTH
speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
DECRY
express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
DEGRADE
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
DEMEAN
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
DENIGRATE
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
DERIDE
treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
DERIDED
treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
DISPARAGED
express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
slight
to put down
Cast aspersions, run someone's character down
ENTER
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"
make a record of; set down in permanent form
become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
come on stage
to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
ENTERED
take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"
make a record of; set down in permanent form
become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
come on stage
to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
LAID
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
LAY
be and remain in a particular state or condition
not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;
a narrative poem of popular origin
originate (in);
a narrative song with a
NOTE
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
make mention of;
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
observe with care or pay close attention to;
a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour note"; "there was a note of gaiety in her manner"; "he detected a note of sarcasm"
a brief written record; "he made a note of the appointment"
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PENNED
produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
QUASH
put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
QUELL
suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
QUELLED
suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
SET
put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"
fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare";
set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
apply or start; "set fire to a building"
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
(usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave
SLANDER
tell lies about someone
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
SNUB
reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
unusually short; "a snub nose"
refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"