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.
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.
bodkin; brooch
A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
pin
To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
To trim up, as trees.
To improve the appearance of; groom; prettify.
To flatter.
To comb; to make orderly.
To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers.
To show off, posture, or smarm.
To pin; fasten.