- 1. v. t. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. Source: opted
- 2. v. t. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Source: opted
- 3. v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. Source: opted
- 4. v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity Source: wordnet
- 5. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; -- followed by aninfinitive.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. Source: adambom
- 6. v:100 v do something that one considers to be below one's dignity Source: ecdict
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