DEIGN
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Deign (d&ā;n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deigned (d&ā;nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Deigning.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See Decent, and cf. Dainty, Dignity, Condign, Disdain.] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [Obs.]
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I fear my Julia would not deign my lines.
Shak.
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2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
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Nor would we deign him burial of his men.
Shak.
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Deign, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.
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O deign to visit our forsaken seats.
Pope.
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Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet.
Sir W. Scott.
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Round turned he, as not deigning
Those craven ranks to see.
Macaulay.
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In early English deign was often used impersonally.
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Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground.
Chaucer.
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