Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To conduct or behave (oneself) in a particular manner.
- transitive verb To lower in status or character; degrade or humble: synonym: debase.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English demeinen, to govern, from Old French demener : de-, de- + mener, to conduct (from Latin mināre, to drive (animals), from minārī, to threaten, from minae, threats; see men- in Indo-European roots).]
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[de– + mean.]
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