∙ To make ashamed; to embarrass; to destroy the self-possession of, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to disconcert; to discomfit. [First attested from around (1150 to 1350).] transitive
∙ To lose self-possession; to become ashamed. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 16th century.] intransitive, obsolete