bemean
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of bemean
Example Sentences
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"I wouldn't bemean myself," countered Horace loftily, and didn't.
From Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life by Wren, Percival Christopher
To dream that you have a wooden leg, denotes that you will bemean yourself in a false way to your friends.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
Why," said she, "I would not bemean myself to open the door to such.
From The Original Fables of La Fontaine Rendered into English Prose by Fredk. Colin Tilney by Tilney, Frederick Colin
He was fighting for his life, and no eye could bemean that effort.
From The Strength of the Pines by Marshall, Edison
She'll hab to walk and talk, and bofe bemean and brag!
From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Hackley, Sarah Bell
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