Antonyms for demeaned

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dih-meen

Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈmin

Definition of demeaned

Origin : "lower in dignity," c.1600, perhaps from de- "down" + mean (adj.) and modeled on debase. Indistinguishable in some uses from obsolete demean (see demeanor) which influenced it and may be its true source. Related: Demeaned; demeaning.

verb humble, humiliate

Example sentences :

I grant he may have been the first who ever did so from choice, but was he demeaned thereby?
Extract from : « Our Home in the Silver West » by Gordon Stables

I demeaned myself with humility before the god who created me.
Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Vol. III (of VI) » by Max Duncker

The following chapters will show how he demeaned himself in these.
Extract from : « The Life of Philip Melanchthon » by Karl Friedrich Ledderhose

I have lost health, I have destroyed my future, and have demeaned myself!
Extract from : « Hania » by Henryk Sienkiewicz

I should only have demeaned myself uselessly; for you were no doubt on your guard.
Extract from : « Within an Inch of His Life » by Emile Gaboriau

Besides, how could she have demeaned herself when she met Frank in their parish church?
Extract from : « Doctor Thorne » by Anthony Trollope

I believe he would rather had starved than have demeaned himself by fighting.
Extract from : « Tales of lonely trails » by Zane Grey

I am afraid I demeaned myself, in fact, comment croyez-vous?
Extract from : « The Possessed » by Fyodor Dostoevsky

She has demeaned herself far too much to be a fit wife for Ziska.
Extract from : « Nina Balatka » by Anthony Trollope

Provided he demeaned himself peaceably, and paid his tribute, he might go to the synagogue rather than to the mosque.
Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. » by Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

Synonyms for demeaned

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