bemean

[bih-meen]

be·mean

[bih-meen]
verb (used with object), be·meaned, be·mean·ing. Archaic.
to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).

Origin:
1645–55; be- + mean2
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bemean (bɪˈmiːn)
 
vb
a less common word for demean

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