To lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade.
To lower the value of (a currency) by reducing the amount of valuable metal in the coins.
To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive.
To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of
An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject.
Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest.