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demeansverb1present tense third-person singular of demean to lower in character, dignity, or qualityit demeans the political process to demand that candidates make promises that everyone knows are unrealistic abases, bastardizes, cankers, cheapens, corrupts, debases, debauches, degrades, demoralizes, depraves, deteriorates, lessens, perverts, poisons, profanes, prostitutes, subverts, vitiates, warps befouls, begrimes, contaminates, defiles, dilutes, dirties, pollutes, taints, thins, waters down, weakensdescendsdisgraces, dishonors, humbles, humiliates, shames, takes downblemishes, damages, defaces, destroys, flaws, harms, hurts, impairs, mars, ruins, spoils, stains, tarnishes, wrecksdepreciates, downgrades elevates, ennobles, uplifts dignifies, exalts, honorsameliorates, amends, betters, enhances, enriches, improves, meliorates, perfectsclarifies, cleans, cleanses, purifies, refines, restoresrespects to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyeshis statement was not meant to demean the group's hard work abases, chastens, cheapens, debases, degrades, discredits, disgraces, dishonors, fouls, humbles, humiliates, lowers, shames, sinks, smirches, takes down abashes, confounds, confuses, discomfits, disconcerts, discountenances, embarrasses, fazes, flusters, mortifies, nonpluses(or nonplusses), rattlesbelittles, castigates, cries down, criticizes, decries, depreciates, detracts, diminishes, discounts, disparages, minimizes, puts down, ridicules, writes offbad-mouths, defames, defiles, libels, maligns, slandersaffronts, insultscensures, condemns, damns, denounces, execrates, reprehends, reprobates aggrandizes, canonizes, deifies, elevates, exalts acclaims, applauds, boasts, celebrates, cheers, cites, commends, compliments, congratulates, decorates, eulogizes, extols(also extolls), fetes(or fêtes), hails, honors, lauds, praises, salutes, toutsacknowledges, recognizeshighlights, plays up, spotlightsdignifies, ennobles, enshrines, enskies, enthrones, glorifies, magnifiesadvances, boosts, lifts, promotes, raises, upgrades, upliftsidealizes, romanticizes to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular wayI shall endeavor to demean myself with utmost respect when our pastor comes to visit acquits, bears, behaves, carries, comports, conducts, deports, quits checks, collects, composes, constrains, contains, controls, curbs, handles, inhibits, quiets, represses, restrainsmoderates, modulates, tempersacts, impersonates, plays acts up, carries on, cuts up, misbehaves, misconducts |