Associations to the word «Demean»
Noun
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Wiktionary
DEMEAN, verb. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
DEMEAN, verb. To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
DEMEAN, verb. To mortify.
DEMEAN, verb. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
DEMEAN, verb. To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.
DEMEAN, noun. (archaic) Management; treatment.
DEMEAN, noun. (archaic) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
DEMEAN, noun. Demesne.
DEMEAN, noun. Resources; means.
Dictionary definition
DEMEAN, verb. Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.