DEIGN Definition & Meaning

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deign

[ deyn ]

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verb (used without object)

to think it appropriate to or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend:
He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.

verb (used with object)

to condescend to give or grant:
He deigned no reply.
Obsolete. to condescend to accept.

deign

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verb

intr to think it fit or worthy of oneself (to do something); condescend
he will not deign to speak to us
archaic.
tr to vouchsafe
he deigned no reply

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of deign¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English deinen, de(i)gnen, from Old French de(i)gnier, from Latin �徱��ī, dignāre “to judge worthy,” equivalent to dign(us) “worthy” + -��ī infinitive suffix

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Origin of deign¹

C13: from Old French deignier, from Latin �徱��ī to consider worthy, from dignus worthy

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Example Sentences

When the chief justice even deigns to address the crisis he and his colleagues have created, they look everywhere except at their own behavior.

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Which she already has, along with all the extracurriculars required to prove she will be an asset to whichever university deigns to accept our tens of thousands of dollars in tuition, housing and fees.

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Trump lied his way all the way into the last month of the 2016 presidential election before the New York Times deigned to use the words “lie” and “Donald Trump” in the same sentence.

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More than that, he also secured a prized meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a head of government who rarely deigns to trouble himself with mere foreign ministers.

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When these justices deign to meet-and-greet, it’s with people who won’t ask them about conflicts of interest or gifts from billionaires.

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