Deem — Defs

01 v. t. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn.

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.” — 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.

02 v. i. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to suppose.

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.]

03 n. Opinion; judgment.