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Demean

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Verb (transitive)

HYPHEN

de=mean

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb Demean has 1 sense

demean(v = verb.emotion) degrade, disgrace, put down, take down - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"

is one way to abase, chagrin, humble, humiliate, mortify

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

Demean, v.tr. (usu. refl.) lower the dignity of (would not demean myself to take it).

Demean, v.refl. (with adv.) behave (demeaned himself well).

Etymology

ME f. OF demener f. Rmc (as DE-, L minare drive animals f. minari threaten)

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THESAURUS

Demean

abase, abash, acquit, act, bear, belittle, bring down, bring low, carry, cast down, comport, conduct, contemn, crush, debase, decry, degrade, deport, derogate, despise, detract, diminish, disparage, dump, dump on, go on, humiliate, lower, put down, quit, reduce, scorn, set down, sink, take down, trip up