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deem
verb
to
think
of
or
judge
someone
or
something
in
a
particular
way
;
to
consider
•
The
committee
deemed
her
proposal
unnecessary
.
The
committee
deemed
her
proposal
unnecessary
.
•
Doctors
deemed
the
operation
a
success
after
the
patient
woke
up
smiling
.
Doctors
deemed
the
operation
a
success
after
the
patient
woke
up
smiling
.
Old
English
dēman
“
judge
,
decide
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*domjanan
;
related
to
the
noun
doom
.
verb
to
officially
condemn
or
sentence
someone
to
a
particular
fate
or
punishment
•
The
king
deemed
the
traitor
worthy
of
banishment
.
The
king
deemed
the
traitor
worthy
of
banishment
.
•
In
ancient
times
,
priests
deemed
eclipses
an
omen
of
disaster
.
In
ancient
times
,
priests
deemed
eclipses
an
omen
of
disaster
.
Same
origin
as
the
modern
sense
,
from
Old
English
dēman
meaning
“
judge
,
condemn
.”
