/ diːm; NAmE / verb
( formal ) (not usually used in the progressive tenses) to have a particular opinion about sth
SYN consider :
[ vn - n ]
The evening was deemed a great success.
[ vn - adj ]
She deemed it prudent not to say anything.
They would take any action deemed necessary .
[also v ( that ), vn to inf ]
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English dēman (also in the sense act as judge ), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch doeman , also to doom .