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deem - What does it mean?

Definition of 'deem'

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (obsolete) To judge; pass judgement on; sentence; doom.
  • (obsolete) To adjudge; decree.
  • (obsolete) To dispense (justice); administer (law).
  • (ambitransitive) To think, judge, or hold as an opinion; decide or believe on consideration; suppose.
  • * Emerson
  • And deemest thou as those who pore, / With aged eyes, short way before?
  • To hold in belief or estimation; adjudge as a conclusion; regard as being; evaluate according to one's beliefs; account.
  • She deemed his efforts insufficient.
  • To have or hold as a (personal) opinion; judge; think.
  • Synonyms

    * judge * consider; see also

    Derived terms

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    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • An opinion; judgement; surmise.
  • Anagrams

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    Similar to 'deem'

    dam, doom, dem, dom, dim, dum, dayum, dym, diam