In open sight; without trick, concealment, or deception.
Honestly; openly.
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.