Associations to the word «Deign»

Wiktionary

DEIGN, verb. (intransitive) To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
DEIGN, verb. (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
DEIGN, verb. (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

Dictionary definition

DEIGN, verb. Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.

Wise words

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