deign
verb (used without object)
to think it appropriate to or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend.
have deigned
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present perfectof deign.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have deigned to give us proof of their budding relationship: The couple was seen strolling, hand-in-hand, a couple of times in NYC over the weekend.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Even the erstwhile indie bible Pitchfork now gives plenty of respectful attention to pop, dance, and R&B records it once would not have deigned to acknowledge.
From Slate ● Apr. 9, 2015
At the height of their powers, our overlords at Marvel have deigned to prove, like an emperor tolerating a court jester, that they do, in fact, have a sense of humor.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
He takes competitive zeal to another level and can often be terse and unhelpful to media members who have deigned to ask him questions he doesn’t feel like answering.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2013
Perhaps the universe should have deigned to provide such warnings, but scythes were no more supernatural than tax collectors in the grand scheme of things.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
