Deign

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend: wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door. See Synonyms at stoop1.
  • v. To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe. "Nor would we deign him burial of his men” ( Shakespeare).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
  • v. To condescend to give; to do something.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
  • v. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
  • verb-intransitive. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To think worthy; think well of; think worthy of acceptance.
  • To grant or permit, as by condescension or favor.
  • To vouchsafe; condescend: with an infinitive for object.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  • Verb Form
    deigned    deignes    deigning    deigns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act    move   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    vouchsafe    allow    grant    condescend   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alane    Aquitaine    Ayn    Bahrain    Biscayne    Blaine    Cain    Chain    Champagne    Champaign   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    mightst    vouchsafe    staie    wunna    archidiaconal    everyzing