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To demean is to put someone down or lower him in esteem by doing something that harms his pride or dignity or putting yourself down by doing something that is beneath you. (verb)

An example of demean is when you make someone else look or feel inferior.
An example of demean is when you do something that causes you to feel degraded and put down.

See demean in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See demean in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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