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–verb (used without object)
1.to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
–verb (used with object)
2.to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply.
3.Obsolete. to condescend to accept.

[Origin: 1250–1300; ME deinen < OF deignier < L dignārī to judge worthy, equiv. to dign(us) worthy + -ārī inf. suffix]
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deign    Audio Help   (dān)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   deigned, deign·ing, deigns

v.   intr.
To think it appropriate to one's dignity; condescend: wouldn't deign to greet the servant who opened the door. See Synonyms at stoop1.

v.   tr.
To condescend to give or grant; vouchsafe. "Nor would we deign him burial of his men" (Shakespeare).


[Middle English deinen, from Old French deignier, to regard as worthy, from Latin dignārī, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]

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deign 
1297, from O.Fr. deignier, from L. dignari "to deem worthy or fit," from dignus "worthy" (see dignity). Sense of "take or accept graciously" led to that of "condescend" (1589).

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deign

verb
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity [syn: condescend

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Deign

Con*dign"\, a. [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy; con- + dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Digne.]

1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs.]

Condign and worthy praise. --Udall.

Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign. --Spenser.

2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime. "Condign censure." --Milman.

Unless it were a bloody murderer . . . I never gave them condign punishment. --Shak.
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Deign

Dain"ty\, n.; pl. Dainties. [OE. deinie, dainte, deintie, deyntee, OF. deinti['e] delicacy, orig., dignity, honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See Deign, and cf. Dignity.]

1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything. [Obs.]

I ne told no deyntee of her love. --Chaucer.

2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.

That precious nectar may the taste renew Of Eden's dainties, by our parents lost. --Beau. & Fl.

3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] --B. Jonson.

Syn: Dainty, Delicacy.

Usage: These words are here compared as denoting articles of food. The term delicacy as applied to a nice article of any kind, and hence to articles of food which are particularly attractive. Dainty is stronger, and denotes some exquisite article of cookery. A hotel may be provided with all the delicacies of the season, and its table richly covered with dainties.

These delicacies I mean of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits, and flowers, Walks and the melody of birds. --Milton.

[A table] furnished plenteously with bread, And dainties, remnants of the last regale. --Cowper.
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