单词	demean
释义	demeande‧mean /dɪˈmiːn/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdemean Origin: 1600-1700 de- + ➔ MEAN2 Verb Table VERB TABLE demean Simple Form Present it demeans Past it demeaned Present perfect it has demeaned Past perfect it had demeaned Future it will demean Future perfect it will have demeaned Continuous Form Present it is demeaning Past it was demeaning Present perfect it has been demeaning Past perfect it had been demeaning Future it will be demeaning Future perfect it will have been demeaning Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Students should not demean the graduation ceremony with inappropriate behavior. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS The country was noisy with fools who demeaned his anger. The psychological effects of being told what to eat can also be demeaning. There is nothing demeaning about cleaning in the food industry. They are onerous and omnipresent, useless and demeaning. They are reclaiming a heritage, their own heritage, which has been historically demeaned through cartoon characters and national stereotypes. They think that gearing a campaign towards maximum effective coverage is demeaning. This whole extravaganza is demeaning, debasing and deeply damaging to what should be serious political discourse, the protesters complain. to do something that makes people lose respect for someone or something → degrade:  language that demeans womendemean yourself (by doing something) I wouldn’t demean myself by begging him for a job.
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