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deigning Definition


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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.
Etymology: 16c in this form; 13c as dein: from French daigner, from Latin dignari to consider worthy.



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