deign (redirected from deigning)

deign  (dn)

v. deigned, deign·ing, deigns

v.intr.

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.tr.

To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe. "Nor would we deign him burial of his men" Shakespeare.

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[Middle English deinen, from Old French deignier, to regard as worthy, from Latin dignr, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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deign [dane]

Verb

to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity: she did not deign to reply [Latin dignari to consider worthy]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

deign - do something that one considers to be below one's dignity condescend, descend act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

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deign

verb condescend, consent, stoop, see fit, think fit, lower yourself, deem it worthy

Translations

deign [deɪn] vi to deign to do → dignarse hacer

deign [deɪn] vi to deign to do → daigner faire

deign [deɪn] vi to deign to do sth → sich herablassen, etw zu tun

deign [deɪn] vi to deign to do → degnarsi di fare