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demean

The correct spelling is demean.

How to pronounce demean

/dɪˈmiːn/
verb

IPA: /dɪˈmiːn/

Say it like: Dem-een

The correct spelling is demean. To debase; to lower; to degrade.

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Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To debase; to lower; to degrade.
  2. 2.To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
  3. 3.To mortify.
  4. 4.To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  5. 5.(now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.

noun

  1. 1.Management; treatment.
  2. 2.Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
  3. 3.Demesne.
  4. 4.Resources; means.

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