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What (who) is Deign - definition
Deign
·vt To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice;
- opposed to disdain.
deign
I. v. n.
Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit.
II. v. a.
Grant, vouchsafe, accord.
deign
(deigns, deigning, deigned)
If you say that someone deigned to do something, you are expressing your disapproval of the fact that they did it unwillingly, because they thought they were too important to do it. (FORMAL)
At last, Harper deigned to speak...
VERB: V to-inf [disapproval]
Examples of use of Deign
1. As they deign to check out bloggers row, they may wonder who lets us in.
2. It is not known whether he will deign to dip his index finger in blue ink, that indelible symbol of Iraqs progress towards a democratic state.
3. If they deign to recognize this religion and that religion but not THAT religion they‘re intolerant at best and tyrannical at worst.
4. First, it shows that Putin will deign to respond to Politkovskaya‘s murder only when international protocol –– and an international leader –– demands it.
5. Competitions are now held in rundown, insulting facilities, in the likes of which participants wouldn‘t deign to tread back at home.