demean
$ \mathrm{demean}^1 |dəˈmēn|
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verb with object
cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for (someone or something):
｟かたく｠ …の品位を落とす
e.g. I had demeaned the profession.
(demean oneself) do something that is beneath one's dignity.
〖～ oneself〗 (自分の)品位を落とす
ORIGIN
early 17th century: from de- ‘away, down’ + the adjective mean2, on the pattern of debase.
$ \mathrm{demean}^2 |dəˈmēn|
verb (demean oneself) archaic
conduct oneself in a particular way:
e.g. no man demeaned himself so honorably.
ORIGIN
Middle English (also in the sense ‘manage, control’): from Old French demener ‘to lead’, based on Latin de- ‘away’ + minare ‘drive (animals), drive on with threats’ (from minari ‘threaten’).