Deign

v. t.	1.	To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; - opposed to disdain. [imp. & p. p. Deigned (dānd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning.] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. - Shak.
	2.	To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. Nor would we deign him burial of his men. - Shak.
v. i.	1.	To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. 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. Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. - Chaucer.

Verb

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deign - do something that one considers to be below one's dignity Synonyms: condescend, descend

OK, accede to, accept, accord to, agree, agree to, approve, approve of, assent, be willing, concede, connive at, consent, consent to silently, descend, endorse, give consent, go along with, grant, have no objection, hold with, lower oneself, nod, nod assent, not refuse, okay, permit, ratify, sanction, say aye, say yes, stoop, take kindly to, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vouchsafe, wink at, yield, yield assent

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