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Definitions for Deigning
[1] to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us.
[2] to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply.
[3] Obsolete . to condescend to accept.
[4] (intr) to think it fit or worthy of oneself (to do something); condescend he will not deign to speak to us
[5] (tr) archaic to vouchsafe he deigned no reply
Words related to Deigning
deignstoop, consent, condescend, vouchsafe, patronize
Words nearby Deigning
deigndeific, deification, deiform, deify, deighton, deign, deil, deimos, deindex, deindividuation, deindustrialization
Origin of Deigning
1250–1300; 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 Deigning
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, deigndeign, dine
Word origin for Deigning
C13: from Old French deignier, from Latin dignārī to consider worthy, from dignus worthy
Synonyms for Deigning
condescend, consent, patronize, stoop, vouchsafe, deem worthy, see fit, think fit