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to demean
01
to behave in a way that lowers the dignity or respect of oneself or others
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
demean
3rd person singular
demeans
Present participle
demeaning
Past simple
demeaned
Past participle
demeaned
Examples
He demeaned himself by speaking rudely to the waiter.
Lexical Tree
demeaning
demeanor
misdemean
demean
