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demean
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demean as in:  demeaned herself by being petty

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    I, on the other hand, held the opinion that to draw such a parallel tended to demean the 'dignity' of the likes of Mr Marshall.†  (source)
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    This was history's gift to him, he was grateful for it, and he refused to demean it by imagining a war that did not exist.†  (source)
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    If the Colonel says I must, I—I'll [almost sobbing] I'll demean myself.†  (source)
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    I could no longer plead extenuating circumstances: I could not demean myself by trying to explain—†  (source)
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    She must hate me for subjecting her to something so demeaning.†  (source)
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    There was another kind of magic which made me feel special, to look at my Indian-descended mother and uncle and believe in the power of civilizations long since written off, long since demeaned and trampled.†  (source)
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    This does not glorify God, it demeans God!†  (source)
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    Though a brother, he considered himself as my master, and me as his apprentice, and accordingly, expected the same services from me as he would from another, while I thought he demean'd me too much in some he requir'd of me, who from a brother expected more indulgence.†  (source)
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    —My mind, however, is now made up on the subject, for having received ordination at Easter, I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right honorable Lady Catherine de Bourgh, widow of Sir Lewis de Bourgh, whose bounty and beneficence has preferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall be my earnest endeavor to demean myself with grateful respect towards her ladyship, and be ever ready to perform those rites and ceremonies which are instituted by the Church of England.†  (source)
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    It was demeaning, one of Spencer's boys writing a letter on him.†  (source)
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    If a war is without justice, the soldier knows that the sacrifice of life, his own valued life, is demeaned, and therefore his self-respect must likewise be demeaned.†  (source)
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    With this ecstasy, Which brings me near and nearer to the Gods, Thou gav'st the comrade, whom I now no more Can do without, though, cold and scornful, he Demeans me to myself, and with a breath, A word, transforms thy gifts to nothingness.†  (source)
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    She never reprehended him but mildly, When he demean'd himself rough, rude, and wildly.†  (source)
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