deign
deign definition
deign (dān)
intransitive verb
to condescend to do something thought to be slightly beneath one's dignity the duchess deigned to shake my hand
Etymology: ME deignen < OFr deignier < L dignare, dignari, to deem worthy < dignus, worthy: see dignity
transitive verb
to condescend to give to deign no answer
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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