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humble vs put down

put down vs humble

humble is an adjective but put down is not an adjective.

humble and put down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
humble No Yes Yes No
put down No No Yes No
As verbs, put down is a hyponym of humble; that is, put down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than humble:
  • humble: cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  • put down: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
Other hyponyms of humble include crush, smash, degrade, demean, disgrace, take down.
humble (adjective) put down (adjective)
marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
low or inferior in station or quality
of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense)
used of unskilled work (especially domestic work)
humble (verb) put down (verb)
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
cause to be unpretentious make a record of; set down in permanent form
put in a horizontal position
remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
put (an animal) to death
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
cause to come to the ground
Difference between humble and put down

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