bemean

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪˈmiːn/ Rhymes: -iːn === Etymology 1 === From Middle English bemenen, equivalent to be- +‎ mean (“to signify”). Compare Middle High German bemeinen (“to mean”). ==== Alternative forms ==== bemene ==== Verb ==== bemean (third-person singular simple present bemeans, present participle bemeaning, simple past and past participle bemeant) (transitive, obsolete) To mean; signify; inform. === Etymology 2 === From be- +‎ mean (“base, lowly”), from Middle English mene, aphetic variation of Middle English imene (“average, lowly, mean”), from Old English ġemǣne (“mean, common, average”). More at mean. ==== Verb ==== bemean (third-person singular simple present bemeans, present participle bemeaning, simple past and past participle bemeaned) To make mean or base, demean. ===== Usage notes ===== Usually used reflexively, as in "to bemean oneself". ===== Synonyms ===== demean === Anagrams === Beeman, beeman, Mebane, bename