👑deign

verb
/deɪn/

Meaning

to do something considered beneath one's dignity

Example Sentences

The king did not deign to reply to the commoner.

Synonyms

condescend, stoop, humble oneself, lower oneself

Antonyms

refuse, reject, ignore

Collocations

deign to answer, deign to help, hardly deign, deign to speak

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