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   Deign

   /dān/

   

   verb

   • 1. do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity: "she did not deign to answer the maid's question"
   • ▪ condescend to give (something): "he had deigned an apology"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French degnier, from Latin dignare, dignari ‘deem worthy’, from dignus ‘worthy’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • D

     2

   • E

     1

   • I

     1

   • G

     2

   • N

     1

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