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Meaning of
demean
in English
demean
us
/dɪˈmin/
uk
/dɪˈmiːn/
#common
Past Tense
demeaned
Participle Verb
demeaning
Third Person Singular
demeans
Definitions
Verb
to
lower
in
status
or
esteem
;
degrade
The
company's
actions
will
demean
their
reputation
in
the
industry
.
to
humble
or
humiliate
someone
Her
behavior
was
intended
to
demean
her
opponent
in
the
debate
.
to
subtract
the
average
value
(
in
statistics
)
The
researcher
had
to
demean
the
data
to
account
for
the
outliers
.
