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deign

/deɪn/

deignverb

deigned

Past Simple

deigned

Past Participle

deigning

Gerund

/deɪn/

Translations

She did not deign to answer the question.

Она не снизошла до того, чтобы ответить на вопрос.

He did not deign to acknowledge her presence.

Он не соизволил признать её присутствие.

Definitions

To do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

She did not deign to answer the question.

To condescend to give, grant, or bestow (something), often implying reluctance or a sense of superiority.

He deigned them no response.

Synonyms

lower oneself

debase oneself