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deem

Pronunciation: /diːm/
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Definition of deem

verb

[with object and complement] formal
  • regard or consider in a specified way:the event was deemed a great success [with object and infinitive]:the strike was deemed to be illegal

Origin:

Old English dēman (also in the sense 'act as judge'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doeman, also to doom

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