Every-Day Words And Their Uses; a Guide to Correct Diction
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Demean.
Demean originally meant conduct. The only mean- ing of the original verb, not now obsolete, is to con- duct oneself, to behave. Demean in the sense of debase probably arose from a misconception of the original meaning as supposedly derived from the adjective m^an. In the sentence, "It is _a^ thousand times fitter that I should wash thine (feet) noFcaiiT" bear to see thee demean thyself thus," demean might mean either conduct oneself or debase. The modern tendency is strongly against the... use of demean in any other sense than behave or conduct oneself.
86 EVERY-DAY WORDS AND THEIR USES Demoralized.
Demoralized should not be used to mean merely frightened. In the sense in which it is confused with frighten it means, "To lower or destroy the power of bearing up against dangers, fatigue, or difficulty; applied especially to an army or a people under arms" (Oxford Dictionary). This is a sec- ondary meaning from the primary one to deprive of moral principles (discipline).
Demure.
In modern usage demure denotes a gravity or so- briety of conduct which is affected or assumed.
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Demean.
Demean originally meant conduct. The only mean- ing of the original verb, not now obsolete, is to con- duct oneself, to behave. Demean in the sense of debase probably arose from a misconception of the original meaning as supposedly derived from the adjective m^an. In the sentence, "It is _a^ thousand times fitter that I should wash thine (feet) noFcaiiT" bear to see thee demean thyself thus," demean might mean either conduct oneself or debase. The modern tendency is strongly against the... use of demean in any other sense than behave or conduct oneself.
86 EVERY-DAY WORDS AND THEIR USES Demoralized.
Demoralized should not be used to mean merely frightened. In the sense in which it is confused with frighten it means, "To lower or destroy the power of bearing up against dangers, fatigue, or difficulty; applied especially to an army or a people under arms" (Oxford Dictionary). This is a sec- ondary meaning from the primary one to deprive of moral principles (discipline).
Demure.
In modern usage demure denotes a gravity or so- briety of conduct which is affected or assumed.
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