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de·mean

¹  [dih-meen]  Show IPA

verb (used with object)

to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe.

Origin: 
1595–1605; de- + mean² , modeled on debase

Synonyms 
degrade, humble, humiliate, mortify.

Antonyms 
dignify, honor.

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de·mean

²  [dih-meen]  Show IPA

verb (used with object)

1.

to conduct or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.

noun

2.

Archaic. demeanor.

Origin: 
1250–1300; Middle English deme ( i ) nen  < Anglo-French, Old French demener,  equivalent to de- de- +mener  to lead, conduct < Latin mināre  to drive, minārī  to threaten

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demean 1  (dɪˈmiːn)
— vb
	( tr ) to lower (oneself) in dignity, status, or character; humble; debase
[C17: see de- , mean ²; on the model of debase ]

demean 2  (dɪˈmiːn)
— vb
	rare  ( tr ) 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]

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Word Origin & History

demean 

"lower in dignity," c.1600, perhaps from de- "down" + mean (adj.) and modeled on debase.Indistinguishable in some uses from obsolete demean (see demeanor) which influenced it and may be itstrue source.

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