shame, v.
(shamed, shames, shaming)
freq. cnt. 1
(shamed, shames, shaming)
freq. cnt. 1
bring shame or dishonor upon
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
attaint disgrace dishonor dishonour shame
sample sentences
"he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime"verb frames
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
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The performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
The performance is likely to %s Sue
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hyponym
surpass or beat by a wide margin
<verb.competition>
shame
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySam cannot %s Sue
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to be ashamed
<verb.emotion>
shame
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
compel through a sense of shame
<verb.social>
shame
sample sentences
"She shamed him into making amends"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing somethingThey %s him to write the letter
The performance is likely to %s Sue
semantic pointers
hypernym