Deem (dēm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deemed (dēmd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deeming.] [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS. dēman, fr. dōm doom; akin to OFries. dēma, OS. adōmian, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. dæma, Sw. dömma, Dan. dömme, Goth. dōmjan. See Doom, n., and cf. Doom, v.] 1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]
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Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree. Chaucer.
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2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in opinion; to regard.
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For never can I deem him less him less than god. Dryden.
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Deem, n. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] Shak.
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