demean  /dɪm'in/

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資料來源(1): pydict data [pydict]

  demean
  (vt.)貶低身分,舉止

資料來源(2): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Demean \De*mean"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F.
     se d['e]mener to struggle; pref. d['e]- (L. de) + mener to
     lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive
     animals by threatening cries, fr. minari to threaten. See
     {Menace}.]
     1. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  
              [Our] clergy have with violence demeaned the matter.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the
        reflexive pronoun.
  
              They have demeaned themselves Like men born to
              renown by life or death.              --Shak.
  
              They answered . . . that they should demean
              themselves according to their instructions.
                                                    --Clarendon.

資料來源(3): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Demean \De*mean"\, n. [OF. demene. See {Demean}, v. t.]
     1. Management; treatment. [Obs.]
  
              Vile demean and usage bad.            --Spenser.
  
     2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. [Obs.]
  
              With grave demean and solemn vanity.  --West.

資料來源(4): Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]

  Demean \De*mean"\, n. [See {Demesne}.]
     1. Demesne. [Obs.]
  
     2. pl. Resources; means. [Obs.]
  
              You know How narrow our demeans are.  --Massinger.

資料來源(5): WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]

  demean
       v : reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends
           to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took
           him down after the lecture" [syn: {take down}, {degrade},
            {disgrace}, {put down}]