Meaning & use
deeming
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Regarding or considering something in a specified way, often formally or officially.
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The board is deeming the proposal unacceptable in its current form.
Officials are deeming the bridge unsafe until repairs are completed.
A note on using this word
"Deeming" often appears in legal and official language, as in a "deeming provision" that treats one thing as equivalent to another for legal purposes.
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