grovel

Meanings

• Verb

  Crawl on the ground in a servile or humiliating manner

  - "He was forced to grovel before the king."
  - "After the prank, the victim was made to grovel in front of the crowd."

• Verb

  Show excessive submission or obsequiousness

  - "He refused to grovel to his boss for a promotion."
  - "The defeated politician was forced to grovel for forgiveness."

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Pronunciation

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with grovel
rives , hives , knives , lives , wives

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Variants

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grovel , groveled , groveler , grovelers , groveling , grovelingly , grovelled , grovelling , grovels

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Etymology

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Old English 'grēolan' - to roll, creep, or crawl.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'grovel' is often used in a derogatory way to describe someone who is excessively submissive or obsequious.

2. In the Middle Ages, people were sometimes forced to grovel in the dirt as a form of punishment.

3. The verb 'grovel' comes from the Old English word 'grēolan', which means 'to roll, creep, or crawl'.

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Related Concepts

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1. submission: The act of yielding to the authority or control of another person.

2. humiliation: The act of making someone feel ashamed or embarrassed.

3. obsequiousness: Excessive and servile flattery or submission.

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Culture

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Grovel is often used in literature and art to depict humiliation, submission, or servility. It can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is excessively submissive or obsequious.

How to Memorize "grovel"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize someone crawling on the ground in a submissive or humiliating manner.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'grovel' with the image of someone showing excessive submission or obsequiousness.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word 'grovel' as 'Goes Really Obsequiously Very Low and Exaggerates'.

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