单词 | deign |
释义 | deign[ deyn ] / deɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deign ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object)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)to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply. Obsolete. to condescend to accept. Origin of deign1250–1300; Middle English deinen<Old French deignier<Latin dignārī to judge worthy, equivalent to dign(us) worthy + -ārī infinitive suffix WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH deigndeign , dineDictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deignBritish Dictionary definitions for deigndeign / (deɪn) / verb(intr) to think it fit or worthy of oneself (to do something); condescendhe will not deign to speak to us (tr) archaic to vouchsafehe deigned no reply Word Origin for deignC13: from Old French deignier, from Latin dignārī to consider worthy, from dignus worthy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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