| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: | d m |
| VERB: | Inflected forms: deemed, deem·ing, deems
| | TRANSITIVE VERB: | 1. To have as an opinion; judge: deemed it was time for a change. 2. To regard as; consider: deemed the results unsatisfactory. See Usage Note at as1. | | INTRANSITIVE VERB: | To have an opinion; think. See synonyms at consider. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English demen, from Old English d man. See dh - in Appendix I.
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