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demean
de·mean 1 D0119700 (dĭ-mēn′)tr.v. de·meaned, de·mean·ing, de·means To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: demeaned themselves well in class.
[Middle English demeinen, to govern, from Old French demener : de-, de- + mener, to conduct (from Latin mināre, to drive (animals), from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots).]
de·mean 2 D0119700 (dĭ-mēn′)tr.v. de·meaned, de·mean·ing, de·means To lower in status or character; degrade or humble: professionals who feel demeaned by unskilled work. See Synonyms at debase.
[de- + mean.]
de·mean′ing·ly adv.demean (dɪˈmiːn) vb (tr) to lower (oneself) in dignity, status, or character; humble; debase[C17: see de-, mean2; on the model of debase]
demean (dɪˈmiːn) vb (tr) rare to behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified way[C13: from Old French demener, from de- + mener to lead, drive, from Latin mināre to drive (animals), from minārī to use threats]de•mean1 (dɪˈmin)
v.t. to lower in dignity or standing; debase. [1595–1605; de- + mean2, modeled on debase] de•mean2 (dɪˈmin)
v.t. to conduct or behave (oneself) in a specified manner. [1250–1300; Middle English deme(i)nen < Anglo-French, Old French demener=de- de- + mener to lead, conduct < Latin mināre to drive, minārī to threaten] demean
Past participle: demeaned
Gerund: demeaning
| Present |
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| I demean | | you demean | | he/she/it demeans | | we demean | | you demean | | they demean |
| Preterite |
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| I demeaned | | you demeaned | | he/she/it demeaned | | we demeaned | | you demeaned | | they demeaned |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am demeaning | | you are demeaning | | he/she/it is demeaning | | we are demeaning | | you are demeaning | | they are demeaning |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have demeaned | | you have demeaned | | he/she/it has demeaned | | we have demeaned | | you have demeaned | | they have demeaned |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was demeaning | | you were demeaning | | he/she/it was demeaning | | we were demeaning | | you were demeaning | | they were demeaning |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had demeaned | | you had demeaned | | he/she/it had demeaned | | we had demeaned | | you had demeaned | | they had demeaned |
| Future |
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| I will demean | | you will demean | | he/she/it will demean | | we will demean | | you will demean | | they will demean |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have demeaned | | you will have demeaned | | he/she/it will have demeaned | | we will have demeaned | | you will have demeaned | | they will have demeaned |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be demeaning | | you will be demeaning | | he/she/it will be demeaning | | we will be demeaning | | you will be demeaning | | they will be demeaning |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demeaning | | you have been demeaning | | he/she/it has been demeaning | | we have been demeaning | | you have been demeaning | | they have been demeaning |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demeaning | | you will have been demeaning | | he/she/it will have been demeaning | | we will have been demeaning | | you will have been demeaning | | they will have been demeaning |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demeaning | | you had been demeaning | | he/she/it had been demeaning | | we had been demeaning | | you had been demeaning | | they had been demeaning |
| Conditional |
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| I would demean | | you would demean | | he/she/it would demean | | we would demean | | you would demean | | they would demean |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demeaned | | you would have demeaned | | he/she/it would have demeaned | | we would have demeaned | | you would have demeaned | | they would have demeaned |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | demean - reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"degrade, disgrace, take down, put downabase, chagrin, humiliate, humble, mortify - cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"reduce - lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation; "She reduced her niece to a servant"dehumanise, dehumanize - deprive of human qualities; "Life in poverty has dehumanized them" |
demeanverb degrade, lower, debase, humble, abase Pornography demeans women.demean yourself lower yourself, humiliate yourself, humble yourself, debase yourself, downgrade yourself, abase yourself, belittle yourself, degrade yourself I wasn't going to demean myself by answering him.demean 1verbTo conduct oneself in a specified way:acquit, act, bear, behave, carry, comport, deport, do, quit.
demean 2verb1. To deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectiveness:abase, degrade, humble, humiliate, mortify.Idioms: bring low, take down a peg.2. To lower in character or quality:cheapen, debase, degrade, downgrade.Translationsdemean
Synonyms for demeanverb degradeSynonyms- degrade
- lower
- debase
- humble
- abase
phrase demean yourselfSynonyms- lower yourself
- humiliate yourself
- humble yourself
- debase yourself
- downgrade yourself
- abase yourself
- belittle yourself
- degrade yourself
Synonyms for demeanverb to conduct oneself in a specified waySynonyms- acquit
- act
- bear
- behave
- carry
- comport
- deport
- do
- quit
verb to deprive of esteem, self-worth, or effectivenessSynonyms- abase
- degrade
- humble
- humiliate
- mortify
verb to lower in character or qualitySynonyms- cheapen
- debase
- degrade
- downgrade
Synonyms for demeanverb reduce in worth or character, usually verballySynonyms- degrade
- disgrace
- take down
- put down
Related Words- abase
- chagrin
- humiliate
- humble
- mortify
- reduce
- dehumanise
- dehumanize
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