deem

[ deem ]
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verb (used without object)

to form or have an opinion; judge; think: He did not deem lightly of the issue.

verb (used with object)

to hold as an opinion; think; regard: He deemed it wise to refuse the offer.

Origin of deem

before 900; Middle English demen, Old English dēman; cognate with Gothic dōmjan, Old High German tuomen; see doom

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Words related to deem

allow, feel, assume, suspect, expect, presume, suppose, believe, guess, appraise, surmise, calculate, reckon, divine, conceive, sense, account, conjecture, know, credit

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British Dictionary definitions for deem

deem
/ (diːm) /

verb

(tr) to judge or consider I do not deem him worthy of this honour

Word Origin for deem

Old English dēman; related to Old High German tuomen to judge, Gothic domjan; see doom