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Definition of Deigns

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 Deigns from wikipedia

- 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...
- jungle ancestors have permission to sit at His door, and speak to Him if He deigns to listen to them. We are afraid of Him.' Thus the Malagasy will answer...
- again demonstrates to Saul that, despite ample opportunity, he did not deign to harm him. Saul, despite having already reconciled with David, confesses...
- 2019). "@Adbrican Both? It is a Bruce story in inception and done with his deigns so, as he puts it, It's all head canon. The internet can discuss and make...
- woman. Miss Julie, the inexperienced but imperious daughter of the manor, deigns to dance at the servants' party. She's also drawn to Jean, a footman who...
- Eiusque rei ergo macte suovitaurilibus inmolandis esto. "To this intent deign to accept the offering of these victims." If favourable omens as a response...
- 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...
- 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"...
- [this proceeding] is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks that in any way deign to think for themselves, to do for themselves, to have different ideas,...