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de•mean

Pronunciation: (di-mēn'), [key]
—v.t.
to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase: He demeaned himself by accepting the bribe.

Pronunciation: (di-mēn'), [key]
—v.t.
to conduct or behave (oneself) in a specified manner.

—n.
Archaic.demeanor.

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