undean
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]undean (third-person singular simple present undeans, present participle undeaning, simple past and past participle undeaned)
- (transitive) To deprive of the office or dignity of a dean.
- 1857, Anthony Trollope, Barchester Towers:
- […] 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 […]
- 2016, A. I. Meleis, “The undeaning transition: Toward becoming a former dean”, in Nursing Outlook, volume 64, number 2:
- 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.