• verb:   cause to be unpretentious

  Example: "This experience will humble him"

• verb:   cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
• adjective:   marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful

  Example: "A humble apology"

• adjective:   used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
• adjective:   low or inferior in station or quality

  Example: "A humble cottage"

• adjective:   of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)

  Example: "Of humble (or lowly) birth"

• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 50000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #5779)

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