DEMEAN

demean

Noun

  1. Management; treatment.
  2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. demesne.
  2. resources; means.

Verb

  1. To debase; to lower; to degrade.
  2. To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate.
  3. To mortify.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
  2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.


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