demean (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *demean*:
VERB	emotion	demean, take down, degrade, disgrace, put down	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

demean > pronunciation
Sounds	dihmiy'n
Rhymes	Aberdeen ... wolverine / Wolverine: 192 rhymes with iyn...

English > *demean*: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	Reduce in worth or character, usually verbally.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Synonyms	take down, degrade, disgrace, put down
Narrower	dehumanize, dehumanise	deprive of human qualities
Narrower	reduce	lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
Broader	humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase	Cause to feel shame
Spanish	degradarse, degradar, deshonrarse, deshonrar, envilecer
Catalan	degradar-se, degradar, deshonrar-se, deshonrar, envilanir, envilir

HyperDic: demean