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deigned
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Deign \Deign\ (d[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Deigned (d[=a]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 ...
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vb. (en-past of: deign )
Usage examples of deigned.
Clusters of dried herbs hung from the ceiling, and all among them were clumps of old boots, shriveled skins, battered pans, scrap-iron, sheep-skins, useless touloupes, and on the floor musty old clothes, moth-eaten furs, and sheep-skin coats that even a moujik of the swamps would not have deigned to wear.
He deigned then to recall that he had been invited that same day to dine with the Gounsovskis.
Yet his voice was controlled to its usual regal pitch when he deigned to give answer.