Definition of DEMEAN

demean

Plural: demeans

Verb

Verb Forms: demeaned, demeaning, demeans

  • To behave or conduct oneself in a particular way.
  • reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
  • To debase; to lower; to degrade.
  • To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
  • To mortify.
  • To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  • To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
  • To subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a data set).

Noun

  • Management; treatment.
  • Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
  • demesne.
  • resources; means.

Examples

  • Even when losing, a good player should always DEMEAN oneself with grace.

Origin / Etymology

(1595) From de- + mean (“lowly, base, common”), from Middle English mene, aphetic variation of imene (“mean, base, common”), from Old English ġemǣne (“mean, common”). Compare English bemean.

Synonyms

degrade, disgrace, put down, take down, debase, lower

Scrabble Score: 9

demean: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
demean: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
demean: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

demean: valid Words With Friends Word