† bemeanv.¹

Forms: Middle English bimene, Middle English bemene, Middle English bymene, Middle English bemeyne, 1500s beemene.

Etymology: < bi-, be- prefix 2 + mean v.¹, Old English mǽnan; compare Old High German bimeinan, Middle High German bemeinen, with same senses.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To mean, signify, import.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > mean [verb (transitive)]

meaneOE

beholdc1175

spele?c1225

bemeana1300

amountc1300

willa1382

import1425

employ1528

intend?c1530

would say1564

understand1617

spella1661

a1300 Havelok 1259 Wat may this bimene.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10853 Hir biþouȝt what þis gretyng miȝt bimene.

c1440 Gesta Romanorum i. 4 Þan most a prelate honge the wif—what bymenyth that?

c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cij/2 Yf a man aske hem [sc. the Sarasyns] what paradyse beemeneth, they sayn it is a place of delytis.

2. To signify or communicate to (a person). rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > mean, signify, express [verb (transitive)]

tokenc888

meaneOE

sayOE

bequeathc1175

signifya1382

beara1400

bemeana1400

soundc1400

designc1429

applyc1450

betoken1502

express1526

conveya1568

intend1572

carry1584

denotate1597

pronounce1610

to set out1628

implya1640

speak1645

denote1668

designate1741

describe1808

enunciate1859

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 15495 Petur him bymened: & seide þis resoun þou shal bitrayed be lord to nyȝt.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† bemeanv.²

Etymology: < be- prefix 5, or perhaps two words, be v. + mene, mean adj.² or mean n.³, ‘intermediate, a mediator.’

Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To mediate, intercede.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > intercede or use influence on someone's behalf [verb (intransitive)]

ernde1225

bemean1464

intercess1556

intercession1593

intercessionate1593

intercede1606

interposea1616

mediate1616

superexpostulate1647

1464 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 290 He desyryd Alblastere to bemene to ȝow fore hym.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 232 Pray for the people, by meane [L. interueni] for the clerge.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

bemeanv.³

/bɪˈmiːn/

Etymology: < be- prefix 5 + mean adj.¹

transitive. To render mean or base, to lower in dignity, abase. (In first quot. for demean = ‘behave.’)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > degrade [verb (transitive)]

vile1297

supplanta1382

to bring lowa1387

revilea1393

gradea1400

villain1412

abject?a1439

to-gradea1440

vilifyc1450

villainy1483

disparage1496

degradea1500

deject?1521

disgraduate1528

disgress1528

regrade1534

base1538

diminute1575

lessen1579

to turn down1581

to pitch (a person) over the bar?1593

disesteem1594

degender1596

unnoble1598

disrank1599

reduce1599

couch1602

disthrone1603

displume1606

unplume1621

disnoble1622

disworth?1623

villainize1623

unglory1626

ungraduate1633

disennoble1645

vilicate1646

degraduate1649

bemean1651

deplume1651

lower1653

cheapen1654

dethrone1659

diminish1667

scoundrel1701

sink1706

demean1715

abjectate1731

unglorifya1740

unmagnify1747

undignify1768

to take the shine out of (less frequently from, U.S. off)1819

dishero1838

misdemean1843

downgrade1892

demote1919

objectify1973

1651 T. Gataker in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 193 How he bemeaned himselfe, shall hereafter be related.

1688 T. Rokeby Jrnl. 11 July in Brief Mem. (1861) 29 Foolish frothy things, that bemean it [my memory] before the Lord.

1742 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. iii. xx I renounce my gentility..and bemean myself to the lowness of the offender.

1866 C. Reade Griffith Gaunt II. 92 Oh, husband, how can you so bemean yourself?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

v.¹a1300

v.²1464

v.³1651

单词	bemean
释义	† bemeanv.¹ Forms: Middle English bimene, Middle English bemene, Middle English bymene, Middle English bemeyne, 1500s beemene. Etymology: < bi-, be- prefix 2 + mean v.¹, Old English mǽnan; compare Old High German bimeinan, Middle High German bemeinen, with same senses. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To mean, signify, import. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > mean [verb (transitive)] meaneOE beholdc1175 spele?c1225 bemeana1300 amountc1300 willa1382 import1425 employ1528 intend?c1530 would say1564 understand1617 spella1661 a1300 Havelok 1259 Wat may this bimene. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 10853 Hir biþouȝt what þis gretyng miȝt bimene. c1440 Gesta Romanorum i. 4 Þan most a prelate honge the wif—what bymenyth that? c1503 R. Arnold Chron. f. Cij/2 Yf a man aske hem [sc. the Sarasyns] what paradyse beemeneth, they sayn it is a place of delytis. 2. To signify or communicate to (a person). rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > meaning of linguistic unit > mean, signify, express [verb (transitive)] tokenc888 meaneOE sayOE bequeathc1175 signifya1382 beara1400 bemeana1400 soundc1400 designc1429 applyc1450 betoken1502 express1526 conveya1568 intend1572 carry1584 denotate1597 pronounce1610 to set out1628 implya1640 speak1645 denote1668 designate1741 describe1808 enunciate1859 read1894 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 15495 Petur him bymened: & seide þis resoun þou shal bitrayed be lord to nyȝt. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † bemeanv.² Etymology: < be- prefix 5, or perhaps two words, be v. + mene, mean adj.² or mean n.³, ‘intermediate, a mediator.’ Obsolete. rare. intransitive. To mediate, intercede. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > intercession or influence on someone's behalf > intercede or use influence on someone's behalf [verb (intransitive)] ernde1225 bemean1464 intercess1556 intercession1593 intercessionate1593 intercede1606 interposea1616 mediate1616 superexpostulate1647 1464 M. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 290 He desyryd Alblastere to bemene to ȝow fore hym. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 232 Pray for the people, by meane [L. interueni] for the clerge. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online June 2019). bemeanv.³ /bɪˈmiːn/ Etymology: < be- prefix 5 + mean adj.¹ transitive. To render mean or base, to lower in dignity, abase. (In first quot. for demean = ‘behave.’) ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > degrade [verb (transitive)] vile1297 supplanta1382 to bring lowa1387 revilea1393 gradea1400 villain1412 abject?a1439 to-gradea1440 vilifyc1450 villainy1483 disparage1496 degradea1500 deject?1521 disgraduate1528 disgress1528 regrade1534 base1538 diminute1575 lessen1579 to turn down1581 to pitch (a person) over the bar?1593 disesteem1594 degender1596 unnoble1598 disrank1599 reduce1599 couch1602 disthrone1603 displume1606 unplume1621 disnoble1622 disworth?1623 villainize1623 unglory1626 ungraduate1633 disennoble1645 vilicate1646 degraduate1649 bemean1651 deplume1651 lower1653 cheapen1654 dethrone1659 diminish1667 scoundrel1701 sink1706 demean1715 abjectate1731 unglorifya1740 unmagnify1747 undignify1768 to take the shine out of (less frequently from, U.S. off)1819 dishero1838 misdemean1843 downgrade1892 demote1919 objectify1973 1651 T. Gataker in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 193 How he bemeaned himselfe, shall hereafter be related. 1688 T. Rokeby Jrnl. 11 July in Brief Mem. (1861) 29 Foolish frothy things, that bemean it [my memory] before the Lord. 1742 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote ii. iii. xx I renounce my gentility..and bemean myself to the lowness of the offender. 1866 C. Reade Griffith Gaunt II. 92 Oh, husband, how can you so bemean yourself? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < v.¹a1300v.²1464v.³1651
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