demean
English
/dɪˈmiːn/
verb
Definitions
- To debase; to lower; to degrade.
- To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
- To mortify.
Etymology
Prefix from English mean (lowly, base, signify, common) derived from Middle English mene derived from Old English ġemǣne (common, mean, universal, average).
Origin
Old English
ġemǣne
Gloss
common, mean, universal, average
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bemean English
- demeaner English
- demeanest English
- demeaneth English
- geomean English
- intermean English
- mean English
- meanable English
- meanest English
- meaneth English
- meanie English
- meaning English
- meanish English
- meanless English
- meanling English
- meanly English
- meanness English
- meanship English
- meantime English
- meantone English
- meanwhile English
- meany English
- misdemean English
- mismean English
- semimean English
- trimean English
- unmean English
- whaddayamean English
- gemænelic Old English
- gemænscipe Old English
- ġemǣne Old English
- mene Middle English
- menen Middle English
- mên Welsh