undean

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verb

To deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.

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Meanings

verbundean (third-person singular simple present undeans, present participle undeaning, simple past and past participle undeaned)

present singular third person undeans · participle present undeaning · participle past undeaned · past undeaned

  1. transitiveTo deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.

    The nature of the role of former dean is developed through careful onboarding strategies for the new dean and interactions with a new set of constituents who perceive the dean as a former dean.

    2016, A. I. Meleis, “The undeaning transition: Toward becoming a former dean”, in Nursing Outlook, volume 64, number 2
    1 more example

    […]said Mr. Slope, with a deanish sort of smirk on his face. […] Mr. Thorne gave him a look which undeaned him completely for the moment, but [Mr. Slope] soon remembered his high hopes […]

    1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers

Origin

From un- + dean.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

duenna
Cite this entry
APA

undean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undean

MLA

“undean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undean.

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