ˈdān verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle English deynen, deignen, from Old French deignier to consider worthy, deign, from Latin dignare, dignari, from dignus worthy — more at decent
intransitive verb
: to think it appropriate to one's dignity : condescend
did not even deign to contradict — Louis Auchincloss
deigned to cast an eye upon humble me — George Meredith
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to condescend to receive or accept
I fear my Julia will not deign my lines — Shakespeare
2. : to condescend to give or offer
never so much as deigning a glance — George Meredith