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| de·mean [ di mn ] (past and past participle de·meaned, present participle de·mean·ing, 3rd person present singular de·means) |
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humiliate and degrade: to reduce somebody to a much lower status in a humiliating way
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| [Early 17th century. <de- "down" + mean2 "inferior in rank"] |
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  de·mean·ing adjective |
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