DEIGN

deign

Verb

  1. To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
    He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
  2. To condescend to give; to do something.
  3. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.


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