HyperDic: deign

English > 1 sense of the word *deign*:
VERB	social	deign, condescend, descend	do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

deign > pronunciation
Sounds	dey'n
Rhymes	abstain ... windowpane: 127 rhymes with eyn...

English > *deign*: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaning	Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
Pattern	Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
Synonyms	condescend, descend
Broader	act, move	Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
Spanish	dignarse