Deign
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To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; -- followed by aninfinitive.O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope.Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott.Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see. Macaulay.
Deign meaning & definition 1 of Deign.
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to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it:
Deign meaning & definition 2 of Deign.
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Do something that one considers to be beneath ones dignity.
Deign meaning & definition 3 of Deign.