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Definition of Deign

Deign
Deign Deign, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deigned; p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See Decent, and cf. Dainty, Dignity, Condign, Disdain.] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [Obs.] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak. 2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak.
Deign
Deign Deign, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. O deign to visit our forsaken seats. --Pope. Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. --Sir W. Scott. Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see. --Macaulay. Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally. Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. --Chaucer.

Meaning of Deign from wikipedia

- Eiusque rei ergo macte suovitaurilibus inmolandis esto. "To this intent deign to accept the offering of these victims." If favourable omens as a response...
- that for the past 100 generations you have been subject to Iran; now we deign to say with amazement that you have attached yourself to the Russians, who...
- alarm and dissension at court. On New Year's Day 1772, Marie Antoinette deigned to speak to Jeanne; her remark, "There are many people at Versailles today"...
- Tuscany 78 / 87 Motto: Dabis discernere inter malum et bonum ("You shall deign to distinguish between good and evil") Born as a subject of the Grand Duchy...
- foghorn, pigheaded. The digraph ⟨gn⟩ may represent: /n/ as in gnostic, deign, foreigner, signage /nj/ in loanwords like champignon, lasagna Non-digraph...
- again demonstrates to Saul that, despite ample opportunity, he did not deign to harm him. Saul, despite having already reconciled with David, confesses...
- Utility Dive. Archived from the original on 2019-01-06. Retrieved 2019-01-05. Deign, Jason (March 30, 2018). "Renewables or Nuclear? A New Front in the Academic...
- refrain was unofficially sung as Naszą ojczyznę racz nam wrócić, Panie ("deign to give us back our homeland, Lord") instead of Naszego króla zachowaj nam...
- Guard into Plancenoit and after ferocious bayonet fighting—they did not deign to fire their muskets—this force recaptured the village. Throughout the...
- thick, bereft of beauty, And while it is so, none so dry or thirsty Will deign to sip or touch one drop of it. Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper...