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   demean

   /dɪˈmiːn/

   verb

   • 1. cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something): "I had demeaned the profession"
   • ▪ do something that is beneath one's dignity: "good potential MPs would not demean themselves by setting out to acquire popularity"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from de- ‘away, down’ + the adjective mean2, on the pattern of debase.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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