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deign
verb
- intr
deigned, deigning
1. To do something reluctantly and in a way that shows that one considers the matter hardly important or beneath one's dignity.
- Example: didn't even deign to reply
- Thesaurus: stoop, lower oneself, demean oneself, condescend, vouchsafe.
