Wiktionary:Word of the day/2026/February 5

Word of the day
for February 5

deign v

(transitive)
1. (chiefly in the negative) To consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe.
2. (obsolete) To consider it appropriate or worthy to accept or take (something).
3. (obsolete) Often followed by of: to consider (someone) as worthy of something; to dignify.
(intransitive) To consider it appropriate or worthy to do something, often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to think fit, to vouchsafe.