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Definition of Bemean
1. v. t. To make mean; to lower.
Definition of Bemean
1. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To mean; signify; inform. ¹
2. Verb. To make mean or base, demean. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Bemean
1. to debase [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: debase
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bemean
Literary usage of Bemean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Slips of Tongue and Pen by J H. Long (1889)
"Say, " It is desirable [or advisable] to go away." Do not use demean for bemean.
To demean oneself is to behave oneself; ..."
2. New Common School Question Book: Comprising Questions and Answers on All by Asa Hollister Craig (1893)
"Say, " It is desirable [or advisable] to go away." Do not use demean for bemean.
To demean oneself is to behave oneself; ..."
3. Gleanings in Genesis by Arthur Walkington Pink (1922)
"There was the trying of the dignity of his faith— would he bemean himself by
accepting honors from the King of Sodom? There was the trying of the patience ..."
4. Publications by English Dialect Society (1875)
"... the old Gypsy does not take any notice of (the loss of) her calf; she has not
once bellowed—not that I have heard.—September 1884. bemean ..."
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