se démener, v.r., to stir, to struggle, to make a great fuss, to strive hard, to toil and moil. Se — avec vigueur; to struggle vigorously.
démenti, n.m., lie; flat contradiction, disappointment. Donner un — à quelqu’un; to give any one the lie. Vous en aurez le —; you will get the worst of it, be worsted.
démentir, v.a., to give the lie to, to contradict; to deny; to belie, to refute. Démentirez-vous votre signature? will you deny your signature? — sa gloire; to belie one’s fame. Ses actions démentent ses discours; his actions belie his language.
se démentir, v.r., to contradict one’s self; to belie one’s self; to fall off, to flag, to give way. Cet ouvrage se dément un peu vers la fin; this work falls off, flags, a little towards the end.
démérite, n.m., demerit.
démériter, v.n., to demerit. Je n’ai point démérité de vous, auprès de vous; I have done nothing to forfeit your esteem.
démesuré, -e, adj., huge, immoderate; inordinate, unbounded, excessive. Il a une envie —e de vous voir; he is dying to see you.
démesurément, adv., immoderately, inordinately, excessively, hugely.
démettre, v.a., to put out of joint, to dislocate; to dismiss; to turn out; (jur.) to overrule, to nonsuit.
se démettre, v.r., to be put out of joint; to resign, to throw up (an appointment). Il s’est démis le poignet; he has dislocated his wrist. Se — de son emploi; to resign one’s position.