demean

IPA(Pronunciation)

obsolete archaic

Japanese Meaning

（古い用法）管理する、運営する、取り扱う。 / （現用法、やや珍しい用法）振る舞う、行動する、自己の振る舞いを示す。

When the previous lord fell ill, his steward demeaned the estate with calm efficiency until a successor arrived.

前の領主が病に伏したとき、家令は後継者が到着するまで落ち着いた手際で領地を管理した。

Sense（1）

(obsolete) To manage; to conduct; to treat.

But now, as our obdurate clergy have with violence demeaned the matter.

Sense（2）

(now rare) To conduct; to behave; to comport; followed by the reflexive pronoun.

they have demean'd themselves

Like men born to renown by life or death.

demeans

（ present singular third-person ）

demeaning

（ participle present ）

demeaned

（ participle past ）

demeaned

（ past ）