Deign means to reluctantly agree to do something you consider beneath you. When threatened with the loss of her fortune, an heiress might deign to get a job, but she might look down her nose at the people she'd have to work with.
To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
Verb
do something that one considers to be below one''s dignity
v. t.
To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to
disdain.
v. t.
To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to
vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
v. i.
To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - -
followed by an infinitive.
Deign
I fear my Julia would not deign my lines.2.
Nor would we deign him burial of his men.
Deign
O deign to visit our forsaken seats.
Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet.
Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to see.
Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground.
To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; -- followed by an infinitive.
Usage Examples
My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.
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