demean
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[edit] English
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[edit] Etymology 1
(1595) From de- + mean "lowly, base" from Middle English mene, aphetic variation of imene (“mean, base, common”), from Old English ġemǣne (“mean, common”).
[edit] Verb
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 and Latin minārī "to threaten"
[edit] Verb
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.
[edit] Translations
To debase; to lower; to degrade.
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To manage; to conduct; to treat.
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[edit] Noun
demean (usually uncountable; plural demeans)
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Management; treatment.
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[edit] Etymology 3
Var. of demesne.
[edit] Noun
demean (plural demeans)