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Definition of Demean
1. Verb. Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally. "His critics took him down after the lecture"
Generic synonyms: Abase, Chagrin, Humble, Humiliate, Mortify
Specialized synonyms: Reduce, Dehumanise, Dehumanize
Derivative terms: Degradation, Degradation, Put-down, Takedown
Definition of Demean
1. v. t. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
2. n. Management; treatment.
3. n. Demesne.
Definition of Demean
1. Verb. To debase; to lower; to degrade. ¹
2. Verb. To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate. ¹
3. Verb. To mortify. ¹
4. Verb. To manage; to conduct; to treat. ¹
5. Verb. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. ¹
6. Noun. (archaic) Management; treatment. ¹
7. Noun. (archaic) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. ¹
8. Noun. demesne. ¹
9. Noun. resources; means. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demean
1. to conduct oneself in a particular manner [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Demean
1. 1. To manage; to conduct; to treat. "[Our] clergy have with violence demeaned the matter." (Milton) 2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun. "They have demeaned themselves Like men born to renown by life or death." (Shak) "They answered . . . That they should demean themselves according to their instructions." (Clarendon) 3. To debase; to lower; to degrade; followed by the reflexive pronoun. "Her son would demean himself by a marriage with an artist's daughter." (Thackeray) This sense is probably due to a false etymology which regarded the word as connected with the adjective mean. Origin: OF. Demener to conduct, guide, manage, F. Se demener to struggle pref. De- (L. De) + mener to lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. Minare to drive animals by threatening cries, fr. Minari to threaten. See Menace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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