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deign vi. 屈尊
vt. 賜予 屈尊賜予 deign v 1: do something that one considers to be below one' s dignity [ synonym: { condescend}, { deign}, { descend}] 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}, and cf. { Dainty}, { Dignity}, { Condign}, { Disdain}.] 1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant. [ 1913 Webster] Nor would we deign him burial of his men. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster]
Deign \ Deign\, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive. [ 1913 Webster] O deign to visit our forsaken seats. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. -- Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally. [ 1913 Webster] Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster] 40 Moby Thesaurus words for " deign": OK, accede to, accept, accord to, agree, agree to, approve, approve of, assent, be willing, concede, condescend, connive at, consent, consent to silently, descend, endorse, give consent, go along with, grant, have no objection, hold with, lower oneself, nod, nod assent, not refuse, okay, permit, ratify, sanction, say aye, say yes, stoop, take kindly to, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vouchsafe, wink at, yield, yield assent
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