BEMEAN

Etymology 1

Verb

bemean (third-person singular simple present bemeans, present participle bemeaning, simple past and past participle bemeant)

(transitive, obsolete) To mean; signify; inform.

Etymology 2

Verb

bemean (third-person singular simple present bemeans, present participle bemeaning, simple past and past participle bemeaned)

To make mean or base, demean.

Usage notes

• Usually used reflexively, as in "to bemean oneself".

Synonyms

• demean

Anagrams

• Beeman, Mebane, bename

Source: Wiktionary


Be*mean", v. t.

Definition: To make mean; to lower. C. Reade.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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