demean
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- Rhymes: -iːn
[edit] Etymology 1
(1595) From de- + mean from Middle English mene, aphetic variation of imene "mean, base, common" from Old English ġemǣne "mean, common".
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to demean (third-person singular simple present demeans, present participle demeaning, simple past and past participle demeaned)
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[edit] Etymology 2
Middle English demenen, demeinen from Anglo-Norman demener from Old French demener from de- + mener "to conduct, lead" from Latin mināre "to drive" and Latin minārī "to threaten"
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to demean (third-person singular simple present demeans, present participle demeaning, simple past and past participle demeaned)
- To manage; to conduct; to treat.
- To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
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demean (usually uncountable; plural demeans)
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[edit] Etymology 3
Var. of demesne.
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demean (plural demeans)