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1 dīgnor
dīgnor ātus, ārī, dep. [dignus], to deem worthy, honor, deign, condescend: tali me honore, V.: quaecumque (loca) adventu, Ta.: alio te funere, V.: Bis septem ordinibus quam (summam) lex dignatur Othonis, requires for a knight, Iu.: Verba conectere digner, shall I stoop, H.: Cui se viro dignetur iungere Dido, V.: inter amabilīs ponere me choros, H.: si quem dignabitur ista virum, accepts, O.: fugientem haud est dignatus Sternere, disdained, V.: alite verti, O.: ambire pulpita, H.* * *dignari, dignatus sum V DEPdeem/consider/think worthy/becoming/deserving/fit (to); deign, condescend -
2 dignor
dignor, ātus, 1, v. dep. a. [dignus], to deem worthy or deserving (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).(α).Aliquem aliqua re:(β).haud equidem tali me dignor honore,
Verg. A. 1, 335; so,aliquem honore,
Ov. M. 1, 194; 3, 521; Suet. Vesp. 2 fin. al.:te alio funere,
Verg. A. 11, 169:hunc mensa, cubili (dea),
id. E. 4, 63:aliquem non sermone, non visu,
Tac. A. 4, 74 fin.:libellum veniā,
Ov. Tr. 3, 14, 51; id. Pont. 1, 8, 9 al.—With inf. as object, like the Gr. axiô and axioumai, to regard as fit, becoming, worthy of one's self, to deign; and with a negative, not to deign, to disdain:(γ).jam nemo suspicere in caeli dignatur lucida templa,
Lucr. 2, 1039; so with a neg., * Cat. 64, 407; Verg. A. 10, 732; 866; 12 464; Ov. M. 10, 158; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 40; Suet. Ner. 22; id. Vesp. 13 al.—Affirmatively:quos eximia specie donare natura dignata est,
Curt. 6, 5, 29:cui se pulcra viro dignetur jungere Dido,
Verg. A. 4, 192; id. E. 6, 1; Ov. Am. 3, 1, 37; id. F. 4, 540; id. Tr. 4, 1, 52; Suet. Vesp. 7; Sen. Contr. 4, 28, 9:si digneris audire,
Vulg. Judith, 5, 5.—With double acc.:(δ).o felix si quem dignabitur, inquit, ista virum,
will hold worthy to be her husband, Ov. M. 8, 326; so,regem nostrum filium,
Curt. 6, 10, 28.—Ellipt. with one acc. (the inf. to be supplied from the context):orant succedere muris Dignarique domos (sc. visere),
Stat. Th. 12, 785:nullo Macedonum dignante Parthorum imperium,
Just. 41, 4.—Hence, dignanter, adv., courteously, with complaisance (post-class. and very rare):loquentem dignanter audite,
Vop. Tac. 8:impertire,
Symm. Ep. 5, 63.— Sup. Auct. Itin. Alex. 10. -
3 dīgnō
dīgnō —, —, āre [dignus], to deem worthy: cunctas nomine, C. poët.: laude dignari: coniugio Veneris dignate, V.* * *dignare, dignavi, dignatus V TRANSdeem/consider/think worthy/becoming/deserving/fit (to); deign, condescend
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Deign — (d[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned} (d[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See {Decent},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deign — Deign, v. i. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; followed by an infinitive. [1913 Webster] O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope. [1913 Webster] Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Round turned he … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deign — [deın] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: deignier, from Latin dignus deserving admiration ] deign to do sth to do something that you think you are really too important to do often used humorously ▪ Travis called after her, but she didn t… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deign — ► VERB (deign to do) ▪ do something that one considers to be beneath one s dignity. ORIGIN Latin dignare deem worthy , from dignus worthy … English terms dictionary
deign — [dān] vi. [ME deignen < OFr deignier < L dignare, dignari, to deem worthy < dignus, worthy: see DIGNITY] to condescend to do something thought to be slightly beneath one s dignity [the duchess deigned to shake my hand] vt. to condescend… … English World dictionary
deign — I verb allow, allow with condescension, be so good as to, condescend, descend, favor, grant, patronize, stoop, vouchsafe II index accede (concede), bestow, patronize (condescend toward) Burt … Law dictionary
deign — [ deın ] verb intransitive if someone deigns to do something, they do it but in a way that shows they are not willing: Mandy was the only person who deigned to speak to him … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deign — c.1300, from O.Fr. deignier (Mod.Fr. daigner), from L. dignari to deem worthy or fit (Cf. It. degnare, Sp. deñar), from dignus worthy (see DIGNITY (Cf. dignity)). Sense of take or accept graciously led to that of condescend (1580s) … Etymology dictionary
deign — condescend, *stoop Analogous words: vouchsafe, accord, concede, *grant, award … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deign — [v] lower oneself condescend, consent, deem worthy, patronize, see fit*, stoop, think fit*, vouchsafe; concept 35 Ant. be proud, hold head high … New thesaurus
deign — UK [deɪn] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms deign : present tense I/you/we/they deign he/she/it deigns present participle deigning past tense deigned past participle deigned showing disapproval if someone deigns to do something, they do it but… … English dictionary