Demean

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner: demeaned themselves well in class.
  • v. To debase, as in dignity or social standing: professionals who feel demeaned by unskilled work.
  • v. To humble (oneself). See Synonyms at degrade.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
  • v. To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
  • v. To mortify.
  • v. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  • v. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • n. Management; treatment.
  • n. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
  • n. demesne.
  • n. resources; means.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  • v. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • v. To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • n. Management; treatment.
  • n. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
  • n. Demesne.
  • n. Resources; means.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To lead; guide; conduct.
  • To conduct; manage; control; exercise; do.
  • Reflexively, to behave; carry; conduct.
  • n. Dealing; management; treatment.
  • n. Mien; demeanor; behavior; conduct.
  • To debase; lower; lower the dignity or standing of; bemean.
  • n. Same as demain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • Verb Form
    demeaned    demeaning    demeans   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    abase    humble    humiliate    mortify    chagrin   
    Hyponym
    dehumanize    dehumanise    reduce   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    conduct    behave    comport    debase    lower    degrade    management    treatment    behavior    bearing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aileen    Amin    Arleen    Augustin    Bean    Cathleen    Celine    Charlene    Christine    Clymene   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts