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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEEM, v.t.
1. To think; to judge; to be of opinion; to conclude on consideration; as, he deems it prudent to be silent.
For never can I deem him less than god.
The shipmen deemed that they drew near to some country. Acts 27.
2. To estimate.
DEEM, n. Opinion; judgment; surmise.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view; "take for granted"; "view as important"; "hold these truths to be self-evident"; "I hold him personally responsible" [syn: deem, hold, view as, take for]

Merriam Webster's

verb Etymology: Middle English demen, from Old English d?man; akin to Old High German tuomen to judge, Old English d?m doom Date: before 12th century transitive verb to come to think or judge ; consider <deemed it wise to go slow> intransitive verb to have an opinion ; believe

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. formal regard, consider, judge (deem it my duty; was deemed sufficient). Etymology: OE deman f. Gmc, rel. to DOOM

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deem Deem, v. i. 1. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose. And deemest thou as those who pore, With aged eyes, short way before? --Emerson. 2. To pass judgment. [Obs.] --Spenser.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deem Deem, n. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Deem Deem, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deeming.] [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. d?man, fr. d?m doom; akin to OFries. d?ma, OS. ad?mian, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. d[ae]ma, Sw. d["o]mma, Dan. d["o]mme, Goth. d?mjan. See Doom, n., and cf. Doom, v.] 1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.] Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. --Chaucer. 2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard. For never can I deem him less him less than god. --Dryden.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(deems, deeming, deemed) If something is deemed to have a particular quality or to do a particular thing, it is considered to have that quality or do that thing. (FORMAL) French and German were deemed essential... He says he would support the use of force if the UN deemed it necessary... I was deemed to be a competent shorthand typist. = judge VERB: be V-ed adj/n, V n adj/n, be V-ed to-inf

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. Think, regard, consider, hold, believe, suppose, imagine, judge, count, account, look upon. II. v. n. Think, believe, suppose, opine, fancy, be of opinion.

Moby Thesaurus

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