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What does deign mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word deign? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
  2. (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
  3. (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.
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This is a question which his colleague for Outremont did not deign answer the other day, for obvious reasons.
Now all that is missing is for the Emperor President in Prague Castle to deign to sign the Treaty but, anyway, we do seem to be making progress.
But few deign to explain how the construction of the millions of solar cells required to convert that energy into electricity would be financed.
Officials do not deign to answer to the public and show contempt for their opponents.
O powerful god, he cried, thou who holdest empire over the waves, deign to hearken to an unfortunate man!
So apparently confident was he of victory that, over the whole period of the campaign, he did not once personally deign to canvass support.

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