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demean (v.)
"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 its true source. Related:
Demeaned
;
demeaning
.
