na. | 1. humble [humiliate] oneself in serving (a master); act servilely [obsequiously]; behave submissively; bow and scrape; bow low and sweep the ground with one's cap; bow low and humiliate oneself; cringing; kneel down with bent back; kowtow to sb.; lick sb.'s boots; make a great show of obedience and courtesy; servile flattery; stoop to flattery |