demean[verb]Synonyms: lower, abase, debase, degrade, descend, humble, stoop
Contrasted words: elevate, enhance, heighten
Related Words: belittle,
decry,
derogate,
detract,
disparage,
contemn,
despise,
scorn [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧mean /dɪˈmiːn/
verb [transitive][
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: de- + ⇒ mean2]
to do something that makes people lose respect for someone or something ⇒
degrade:
language that demeans womendemean yourself (by doing something) I wouldn’t demean myself by begging him for a job. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲