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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
demean2
 
SYLLABICATION:de·mean
PRONUNCIATION:  d-mn
TRANSITIVE VERB:Inflected forms: de·meaned, de·mean·ing, de·means
1. To debase, as in dignity or social standing: professionals who feel demeaned by unskilled work. 2. To humble (oneself). See synonyms at degrade.
ETYMOLOGY: de– + mean2.
OTHER FORMS:de·meaning·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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