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deem |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deem \Deem\, v. i. 1. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose. And deemest thou as those who pore, With aged eyes, short way before? --Emerson. 2. To pass judgment. [Obs.] --Spenser. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deem \Deem\, n. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deem \Deem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deemed}; p. pr & vb n. {Deeming}.] [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS d?man, fr d?m doom; akin to OFries d?ma, OS ad?mian, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen Icel. d[ae]ma, Sw d["o]mma, Dan. d["o]mme, Goth. d?mjan. See {Doom}, n., and cf {Doom}, v.] 1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.] Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. --Chaucer. 2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard. For never can I deem him less him less than god. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deem v : keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: {hold}, {view as}, {take for}]
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