deign

Verb

Verb Forms: deigned, deigning, deigns

To condescend to do something considered beneath one's dignity.
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
To condescend to give; to do something.
To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

Examples

He didn’t even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
The grandmaster would only deign to play a two-letter word if it opened a crucial triple-word score.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English deynen, from Old French deignier (“consider worthy”), from Latin dignāre (“consider worthy”), from dignus (“worthy”). Cognate to dignity and French daigner.

Synonyms

condescend, descend

Scrabble Score: 7

deign: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deign: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deign: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

deign: valid Words With Friends Word