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bih-
meen
]
be·mean
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bɪˈmin
/
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verb (used with object),
be·meaned,
be·mean·ing.
Archaic
.
to make
mean
;
demean; debase (usually used reflexively).
Origin:
1645–55;
be-
+
mean
2
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bemean
(bɪˈmiːn)
—
vb
a less common word for
demean
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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