Deign

Verb

 * 1)  To condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.
 * He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
 * The priest deigned a glance at the girl, but replied to her by addressing her husband.
 * 1)  To condescend to give; to do something.
 * They didn't deign us our clothing before we were put outside.

Thesaurus
OK, accede to, accept, accord to, agree, agree to, approve, approve of, assent, be willing, concede, condescend, connive at, consent, consent to silently, descend, endorse, give consent, go along with, grant, have no objection, hold with, lower oneself, nod, nod assent, not refuse, okay, permit, ratify, sanction, say aye, say yes, stoop, take kindly to, vote affirmatively, vote aye, vouchsafe, wink at, yield, yield assent

Etymology
From deignen:, from  deignier:, from  digno: from dignus:. Cognate to dignity:.

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: Dane
 * Homophones: Dane

Translations

 * Bulgarian: благоволявам, снизхождавам
 * Dutch: verwaardigen
 * Finnish:


 * Georgian: ღირსად ჩათვალა აღირსა
 * Macedonian:, удостојува
 * Serbo-Croatian: udostojiti

Anagrams

 * dinge