Humiliate is a transitive verb from Latin humble which means humble, shoot down, overwhelm, demote, vex.
humiliate humiliate) it involves subjecting a person to some kind of humiliation, and it also happens when someone refers to another person with disdain or treats them with contempt.
Humiliate can also be considered a pronominal verb that means to show humility or to submit or surrender to some person or thing. A person can humble himself by showing humility. However, when a person humiliates another, most of the time, it shows arrogance.
As for the etymology, the word humiliate is related to the term humus, which means "ground and ground", demonstrating that humiliating refers to someone who lowers himself or lowers others.
The act of humbling yourself is an act of submission, and so it is related to someone who wants to live in accordance with God's will. Thus, according to the Bible, one who humbles himself before God will be rewarded, as it is written in II Chronicles 7:14: "And if my people, who are called by mine name, humble yourself, and pray, and seek my face and turn from your evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive your sins, and heal yours Earth."
