to cause a person to be more sympathetic and understanding

correct, humiliate

to cause (oneself, a person) to become cheap

diminish worth

to make (a person, currency etc) lower in value, poorer in quality etc

degrade, shame

to cause (a person) to be less moral or less deserving of respect

shame, humiliate

to lower (oneself, also a person) in dignity, reputation

humble, humiliate

to cause (a person) to be very sad

deject, make despondent; exhaust

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed; lower the dignity or self-respect of (a person)

embarrass, put down

to cause (a person) to feel ashamed, humiliated or hurt

embarrass