deign
(Inglese)
- (intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
- (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
- (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/deɪn/
Etimologia (Inglese)
In summary
From Middle English deynen, from Old French deignier (“consider worthy”), from Latin dignāre (“consider worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”). Cognate to dignity and French daigner.
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