Deem /(dēm)/

imp. & p. p. Deemed; p. pr. & vb. n. Deeming

1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]

   Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree.

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.

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?

2. To pass judgment. [Obs.]

1. Opinion; judgment. [Obs.]