bemean

[ bih-meen ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

, be·meaned, be·mean·ing.

1. to make mean; demean; debase (usually used reflexively).

bemean

/ bɪˈmiːn /

verb

1. a less common word for demean 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of bemean¹

First recorded in 1645–55; be- + mean ²

Example Sentences

"Nothing of the kind," cried Lavinia, furious that her mother should think she would so bemean herself.

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I cannot make out why my family always try to bemean what affects me!

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One regrets, in reading them, that genius could so bemean itself.

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The most loathsome reptile, rolling in the slush and slime of its stagnant pool, would not bemean itself thus.

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He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort.

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Related Words

• cheapen
• corrupt
• debase
• degenerate
• demean
• deteriorate
• diminish
• discredit
• disgrace
• downgrade
• impair
• lessen
• reduce
• vitiate
• weaken