deign

• Verbe indiquant qu'une personne consent à faire quelque chose qu'elle juge en dessous de sa dignité, ou qu'elle s'abaisse à faire par condescendance.

A verb used to indicate the act of doing something that one considers beneath one's dignity; to condescend.

1. Condescend to do somethingC1formal

   To do something that one considers beneath one's dignity; to condescend.

   Condescendre à

   • The queen did not deign to reply to the peasant's question.
   • He would not deign to speak to someone of such low rank.
   • She finally deigned to acknowledge his presence with a nod.

   Synonymescondescenddescendlower oneselfstoopvouchsafe