謙る

へりくだる【謙る】

humble oneself; humiliate oneself; condescend; be modest. [⇒けんそん]

●自分をへりくだる demean oneself

・へりくだって humbly; modestly; 〔ていねいに〕 courteously

・へりくだった態度 an attitude of humility [modesty]

・へりくだった物の言い方 a modest [courteous, self-deprecating] way of saying things.