Deem

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.]

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.

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.

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