Definition of Demean
Demean
de·mean


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(verb)
To lower in dignity or status; to humiliate or degrade.

e.g. The bully's constant teasing began to demean the new student.

(verb)
to do something that is below one's dignity, or (sarcastically) to behave in a particularly proper manner (both used as "demean oneself");

e.g. She wasn't willing to demean herself by performing the errand on her own.



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