deign
[ deyn ]
/ deɪn /
verb (used without object)
to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
verb (used with object)
to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply.
Obsolete.
to condescend to accept.
Origin of deign
1250–1300; Middle English
deinen < Old French
deignier < Latin
dignārī to judge worthy, equivalent to
dign(us) worthy +
-ārī infinitive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for deign
deign
/ (deɪn) /
verb
(intr)
to think it fit or worthy of oneself (to do something); condescend
he will not deign to speak to us
(tr) archaic
to vouchsafe
he deigned no reply
Word Origin for deign
C13: from Old French
deignier, from Latin
dignārī to consider worthy, from
dignus worthy