verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Caligula was degenerate but, by all accounts, did not deign to hide the fact.
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He would often be dressed in just a loose-fitting pair of shorts, but sometimes deigned to wear a vest as well.
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I can't afford to hang around here waiting until you deign to come back to collect me.
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It had taken this long for her to deign to notice me.
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Paige didn't deign to answer.
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The detective was constantly surprised at the men that some women deigned to have relationships with.
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The good thing was, they looked so bad that even Big Willie would not deign to take them.