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Meanings of demean in inglés

portugués
rebaixar
catalán
degradar

To make a person morally inferior.

rebaixar
Usage of demean in inglés
1
Civil rights advocates say it has long been used to demean African-Americans.
Reuters
2
I just knew they weren't good; an everyday insult meant to demean.
The Irish Times
3
He would demean Liverpool with every word … every gesture he could.
The Guardian
4
He lied because he would not demean himself to tell the truth.
The Lilac Sunbonnet: A Love Story
5
Thank you for assuming that I would not demean myself with lies.
The Idiot
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I wouldn't whisper with the king and demean myself as she did.
The Kingmaker’s Daughter
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I have heard something-I'vea character to support- Imustnot demean myself.
Rattlin the Reefer
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And why should you so demean yourself to take notice of me?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
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In such a case, under such circumstances, how did Massachusetts demean herself?
The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster / With an Essa...
10
But what should he ask her, and how demean himself toward her?
Aikenside
11
You could not demean yourself to love a poor girl like me!
Two Years Ago, Volume I
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By trying to demean the core of Christian belief they merely demean themselves.
The Irish Times
13
The old squire did not demean himself by a single outcry of pain.
The Day of Wrath
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More importantly, not once in the story does Tucker demean me.
Assholes finish first
15
It doesn't preach or demean, and it never goes for the low-hanging fruit.
Wired
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I hear this gossip flinty-faced, I don't demean myself to complain.
The White Princess
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portugués
rebaixar
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Demean across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common