humble

(verb) cause to be unpretentious. Examples: "This experience will humble him."

(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of. Synonyms: humiliate, mortify, chagrin, abase. Examples: "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss."

(adj) low or inferior in station or quality. Synonyms: low, lowly, modest, small. Examples: "A humble cottage." "A lowly parish priest." "A modest man of the people." "Small beginnings."

(adj) marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful. Synonyms: humble (vs. proud). Examples: "A humble apology." "Essentially humble...and self-effacing, he achieved the highest formal honors and distinctions"- b.k.malinowski."

(adj) used of unskilled work (especially domestic work). Synonyms: menial, lowly.

(adj) of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense). Synonyms: base, baseborn, lowly. Examples: "Baseborn wretches with dirty faces." "Of humble (or lowly) birth."