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shame2 [transitive]
1 to make someone feel ashamed : 
It shames me to say it, but I lied.He felt shamed and humiliated by the treatment he had received.
It shames me to say it, but I lied.He felt shamed and humiliated by the treatment he had received.2 to force someone to do something by making them feel ashamed : His wife shamed him into handing the money back.
shame somebody into doing something
His wife shamed him into handing the money back.3 to be so much better than someone else that you make them seem bad or feel embarrassed : Their training record shamed other companies.
Their training record shamed other companies.4 to make someone feel they have lost all honour and respect : She had shamed her family name (=done something that made her family lose honour).
She had shamed her family name (=done something that made her family lose honour).