humble (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Low, meanII. Of disposition; unpretending, modest1. dēmissus (oftener in bad sense = mean-spirited)2. summissus (oftener in bad sense3. hŭmĭlis, e (like preced. usu. in bad senseIII. Small, modest • humble (adj.): I. Low, mean: hŭmĭlis, e: of h. parentage, h. parentibus natus, Cic. Am. 19, 70; humiles nati, Phaedr. 1, 27, 2. Join: humilis et obscurus, Cic.: v. low, lowly. Phr.: of h. origin, obscuris majoribus natus, Cic. Off. 1, 32, 116; obscuro loco natus, Cic. Verr. 5, 70, 181: those whose lot is h., qui demissi vitam in obscuro habent, Sall. Cat. 51. II. Of disposition; unpretending, modest: 1. dēmissus (oftener in bad sense = mean-spirited): v. unassuming, grovelling. Join: animus demissus atque humilis, Cic. Font. 11, 23 (where an abject, craven bearing is meant). 2. summissus (oftener in bad sense: cf. Cic. Tusc. 4, 30, 64, ne quid humile summissum, molle, faciamus): h. prayers, s. preces, Lucan. 8, 594: cf. Cic. Off. 1, 26, 90, where the adv. is used in good sense: v. humbly. 3. hŭmĭlis, e (like preced. usu. in bad sense: v. supr.): to have recourse to h. entreaty and appeal, prece et obsecratione humili [et supplici] uti, Cic. Inv. 1, 16, 22: Vulg. Matt. xi. 29: Eccl. See also modest. III. Small, modest: Phr.: my h. abilities, mediocritas mea, Vell. 2, 111: cf. mediocritas ingenii, in somewhat similar sense: Cic. Phil. 2, 1, 2.
humble (v.) Copy link Outline 1. dēprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 32. infringo, frēgi, fractum, 3 (to break the strength of)3. comprĭmo, 3 • humble (v.): 1. dēprĭmo, pressi, ssum, 3: to exalt oneself and h. another, seipsum extollere, alium d., Liv. 3, 65, extr.: cf. id. 30, 36, med., deprimendi hostis causa. 2. infringo, frēgi, fractum, 3 (to break the strength of): he did not so far h. them that they abandoned their empire, non ita infregit animos eorum, ut imperio absisterent, Liv. 38, 16, fin.: cf. Cic. Bal. 6, 15, florem dignitatis inf.: Tac. So frango (to baffle and defeat): cf. Cic. Fam. 13, 12, med., hunc quemadmodum fregerim, quantaque contentione Titium intercessorem abjecerim ...: to baffle and h. a man's audacity, contundere et f. alicujus audaciam, Cic. Phil. 13, 13, extr. 3. comprĭmo, 3: v. to check, restrain. Phr.: to h. oneself before any one, se summittere alicui [et supplicare] Cic. Plan. 10, init. (cf. Liv. 27, 31, med., submittere fastigium); se demittere (to let oneself down to anything), Quint. prooem. § 5 (animos demittere, is to lose heart, be discouraged, Cic. Fin. 5, 15, 42); descendere (v. to condescend); se abjicere atque prosternere (to degrade oneself), Cic. Par. 1, 3, 14: the h.'d Phraates, Ph. genibus minor, Hor. Ep. 1, 12, fin.
HUMBLE Copy link • HUMBLE 1. adj., submissus: demissus (lowly, meek, modest; opposed to elatus; therefore by no means as a censure; Vid: Cic., Off., 1, 26, 190; De Or., 2, 43, 183: thus Cic. couples probi, demissi together; demissus, however, is indifferent): modestus: verecundus (modest, Vid :): humilis (low, mean-spirited): supplex (entreating humbly); humilis et supplex (e.g., oratio). In an humble manner, demisse; submisse; suppliciter: to be humble, animo esse submisso; nihil sibi sumere: to become humble, animum contrahere; se submittere: to behave in an humble manner, submisse se gerere. [Vid: HUMBLY]. To set this forth in the humblest possible manner, haec quam potest demississime atque subjectissime exponere (Caes.): to beseech anybody in no very humble terms, alicui non nimis summisse supplicare (Cic.). 2. v. To humble anybody, alicujus spiritus reprimere (the pride of anybody): frangere aliquem or alicujus audaciam: comprimere alicujus audaciam (anybody’s boldness): frangere aliquem et comprimere. To humble one’s self, se demittere; se or animum submittere; submisse se gerere; se abjicere (beneath one’s dignity, too low): to humble one’s self before anybody, se submittere alicui, supplicare alicui, supplicem esse alicui (with words): to humble one’s self to anything, prolabi ad aliquid; se projicere aliquid (e.g., in muliebres fletus); descendere ad aliquid.