Deign
[deɪn] or [den]
Definition
(v. t.) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
(v. t.) To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
(v. i.) To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.
v. a. Grant, vouchsafe, accord.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See CONDESCEND]
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Definition
v.i. to condescend.—v.t. to give: to allow: (obs.) to favour.
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Examples
- But Henry must not be disappointed of his recitation, and Olympia will deign to oblige him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- One of the lesser breed should feel honoured that a member of the holy race that was born to inherit life eternal should deign even to notice him. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Will the Lady Rowena deign to cast an eye--on a captive knight--on a dishonoured soldier? Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Here I have thee at advantage, nor will I again deign to repeat the terms on which I grant thee liberty. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- My antagonist did not deign to reply, even by a look;--You know your duty, he said to his comrades,--obey. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I was an untaught shepherd-boy, when Adrian deigned to confer on me his friendship. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Lady, she said, the countenance you have deigned to show me will long dwell in my remembrance. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Mrs. Bennet deigned not to make any reply, but, unable to contain herself, began scolding one of her daughters. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Oh, the fathomless love That has deigned to approve And prosper the work of my hands. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My attitude, Rebecca said, when you came in, ma'am, did not look as if I despised such an honour as this good--this noble man has deigned to offer me. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Has he deigned to add aught of civility to his ordinary style? Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- It seemed as if he would not open it unless the proud Shirley deigned to show herself interested in the exhibition. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- My feeling for Miss Wilfer,' pursued the Secretary, without deigning to notice him, 'is not one to be ashamed of. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He chafed in silence, however, not deigning to reply to her question. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Presently she came back up the road again, her head haughtily in the air, not deigning to take any further notice of her silent attendant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Show him up,' said the barmaid to a waiter, without deigning another look at the exquisite, in reply to his inquiry. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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