demure
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Inherited from Middle English demure, demwre, an abbreviation of Anglo-Norman de mure port (“with a mature demeanor”) (compare Old French meur from Latin mātūrus):
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demure (comparative demurer, superlative demurest)
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demure (third-person singular simple present demures, present participle demuring, simple past and past participle demured)
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