demean

demean is a 6-letter English word with 8 senses as transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To manage; to conduct; to treat. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To manage; to conduct; to treat.
2. transitive verb. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
3. transitive verb. To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun.
4. transitive verb. Management; treatment.
5. transitive verb. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor.
6. noun. Demesne.
7. noun. Resources; means.
8. verb. reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

   "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"

   "His critics took him down after the lecture"

   Synonyms: degrade, disgrace

Synonyms

degrade, disgrace

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in demean:

amende, dename, meaned, nadeem

Common word forms

demeans, demeaned, demeaning

Words from these letters

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