bemean

[ bih-meen ]

/ bɪˈmin /

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verb (used with object), be·meaned, be·mean·ing.Archaic.

to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).

Origin of bemean

First recorded in 1645–55; be- + mean²

Words nearby bemean

bema, bemaul, bemazed, Bemba, Bembo, bemean, bemedaled, Bemelmans, Bemidji, bemire, bemoan

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Example sentences from the Web for bemean

The most loathsome reptile, rolling in the slush and slime of its stagnant pool, would not bemean itself thus.
Plain Facts for Old and Young|John Harvey Kellogg
I cannot make out why my family always try to bemean what affects me!
The Mesmerist's Victim|Alexandre Dumas
One regrets, in reading them, that genius could so bemean itself.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort.
The Strength of the Pines|Edison Marshall

Laws, Miss Laura, you don't mean to say as you'd bemean yourself by taking any heed of such low rubbish as that?
Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon

British Dictionary definitions for bemean

bemean

/ (bɪˈmiːn) /

verb

a less common word for demean 1

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单词	bemean
释义	bemean [ bih-meen ] / bɪˈmin / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bemean ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), be·meaned, be·mean·ing.Archaic. to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively). Origin of bemean First recorded in 1645–55; be- + mean² Words nearby bemean bema, bemaul, bemazed, Bemba, Bembo, bemean, bemedaled, Bemelmans, Bemidji, bemire, bemoan Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bemean The most loathsome reptile, rolling in the slush and slime of its stagnant pool, would not bemean itself thus. Plain Facts for Old and Young\|John Harvey Kellogg I cannot make out why my family always try to bemean what affects me! The Mesmerist's Victim\|Alexandre Dumas One regrets, in reading them, that genius could so bemean itself. The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920\|Various He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort. The Strength of the Pines\|Edison Marshall Laws, Miss Laura, you don't mean to say as you'd bemean yourself by taking any heed of such low rubbish as that? Henry Dunbar\|M. E. Braddon British Dictionary definitions for bemean bemean / (bɪˈmiːn) / verb a less common word for demean 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bemean downgrade, depress, devalue, lower, disgrace, dishonor, cheapen, demean, demoralize, humiliate, debase, lessen, reduce, impair, discredit, vitiate, degenerate, corrupt, diminish, weaken
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bemean

verb (used with object), be·meaned, be·mean·ing.Archaic.

Origin of bemean

Words nearby bemean

Example sentences from the Web for bemean

British Dictionary definitions for bemean

verb

Words related to bemean