| Demean 1. (v. t.) To manage; to conduct; to treat. 2. (v. t.) To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. 3. (v. t.) To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the reflexive pronoun. 4. (v. t.) Management; treatment. 5. (v. t.) Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. 6. (n.) Demesne. 7. (n.) Resources; means. Thesaurus Entries abase, abash, acquit, act, bear, belittle, bring down, bring low, carry, cast down, comport, conduct, contemn, crush, debase, decry, degrade, deport, derogate, despise, detract, diminish, disparage, dump, dump on, go on, humiliate, lower, put down, quit, reduce, scorn, set down, sink, take down, trip up |