deem
pronunciation
How to pronounce deem in British English:
UK [diːm]
How to pronounce deem in American English:
US [diːm]
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- Verb:
- keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
Word Origin
- deem (v.)
- Old English deman "to judge, condemn, think, compute," from root of dom (see doom (n.)). Originally "to pronounce judgment" as well as "to form an opinion." The two judges of the Isle of Man were called deemsters in 17c., a title formerly common throughout England and Scotland and preserved in the surname Dempster.