US /deɪn/ UK /deɪn/
verb

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to condescend to do something thought beneath one's dignity

    He would not deign to answer such a question.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to condescend to do... condescendstoopvouchsafeconsentlower
Word family
Derived forms deigneddeigning

Etymology

From Old French deignier ('to deem worthy'), from Latin dignari ('to deem worthy'), from dignus ('worthy').

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