demean
1to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe.
Origin of demean
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Other definitions for demean (2 of 2)
to conduct or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.
Archaic. demeanor.
Origin of demean
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How to use demean in a sentence
To describe the war in Afghanistan as a game demeans anyone – especially a prince, who is supposed to be made of better things.
The bigger problem for Obama is the degree to which an attack on a cable network demeans the president.
Poetry is truly an unsavory implement when it so demeans a smart officer to defer to a civilian.
The Green Book | Mr JkaiHe wishes to follow the advice of experts and “reduce his demeans into one entier ferme.”
The Agrarian Problem in the Sixteenth Century | Richard Henry TawneyThese lie in science's realm, not in religion's, and religious faith demeans herself when she tries to settle them.
The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson Fosdick
You cannot then be my master; for no master demeans himself so to his poor servant.
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded | Samuel RichardsonThe comparatively fussy detail, which demeans a fine material, helps to redeem a mean one.
Old Time Wall Papers | Katherine Abbott Sanborn
British Dictionary definitions for demean (1 of 2)
/ (dɪˈmiːn) /
(tr) to lower (oneself) in dignity, status, or character; humble; debase
Origin of demean
1British Dictionary definitions for demean (2 of 2)
/ (dɪˈmiːn) /
(tr) rare to behave or conduct (oneself) in a specified way
Origin of demean
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