Deign
verb
To agree to do something or give something, even though you think you are too important to do it.
She didn't deign to give me a statement.
Often appears as...
- deign to notice
- deign to speak
Usage tips
Formal
verb
To agree to do something or give something, even though you think you are too important to do it.
She didn't deign to give me a statement.
Often appears as...
- deign to notice
- deign to speak
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Implied Superiority
Using 'deign' suggests you think you're lowering yourself to do something not worthy of your status.
The celebrity didn't deign to attend the local award ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Rarely Complimentary
'Deign' often implies criticism or sarcasm towards the subject's attitude.
He finally deigned to acknowledge the intern's presence.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
The word 'deign' is formal and best used in writing or formal speech.
The professor deigned to consider the alternative theory.
Pro Tip 1/3Implied Superiority
Using 'deign' suggests you think you're lowering yourself to do something not worthy of your status.
The celebrity didn't deign to attend the local award ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Rarely Complimentary
'Deign' often implies criticism or sarcasm towards the subject's attitude.
He finally deigned to acknowledge the intern's presence.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
The word 'deign' is formal and best used in writing or formal speech.
The professor deigned to consider the alternative theory.
Pro Tip 1/3Implied Superiority
Using 'deign' suggests you think you're lowering yourself to do something not worthy of your status.
The celebrity didn't deign to attend the local award ceremony.
Pro Tip 2/3Rarely Complimentary
'Deign' often implies criticism or sarcasm towards the subject's attitude.
He finally deigned to acknowledge the intern's presence.
Pro Tip 3/3Formal Context
The word 'deign' is formal and best used in writing or formal speech.
The professor deigned to consider the alternative theory.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
maybe she hasn't started mating again and we'll see her falling pregnant it would be nice if she did and we be also nice for this female if she then deigned in the next sort of six or to eight weeks if she had fallen pregnant from the mating and and was in this area and helping this female arts because it's
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Gene editing can now...
But it could be a disaster if your drive is deigned to eliminate the species entirely. The last worrisome thing is that the technology to do this, to genetically engineer an organism and include a gene drive, is something that basically any lab in the world can do. An undergraduate can do it.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
maybe she hasn't started mating again and we'll see her falling pregnant it would be nice if she did and we be also nice for this female if she then deigned in the next sort of six or to eight weeks if she had fallen pregnant from the mating and and was in this area and helping this female arts because it's
Video examples
Gene editing can now...
But it could be a disaster if your drive is deigned to eliminate the species entirely. The last worrisome thing is that the technology to do this, to genetically engineer an organism and include a gene drive, is something that basically any lab in the world can do. An undergraduate can do it.
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Quote examples
Victoria Hanley
American Novelist
The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
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Jared Harris
British Actor
My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.
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Arnold Palmer
American Golfer
I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.
Quote examples
Victoria Hanley
American Novelist
The main characters for 'The Seer and the Sword' made an appearance one night and then haunted me for over five years before I began to write them down. Does that count as inspiration? For me, characters tend to show up, stay on to help with the work of writing their stories, and then occasionally deign to visit after a book is finished.
Quote examples
Jared Harris
British Actor
My father was a Catholic, but my mother wasn't. She had to do that weird deal you do as a Catholic - they deign to sanction your marriage and you have to bring your children up as Catholics.
Quote examples
Arnold Palmer
American Golfer
I try to deign golf courses that are individual in character and individual in their own standing.
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