deign

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.

verb

1. (intransitive) To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity.
   He didn't even deign to give us a nod of the head; he thought us that far beneath him.
   THE MAJOR-DOMO. Caesar will deign to choose his wine? Sicilian, Lesbian, Chian 1898, George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra
   He will deign to finish this simple fare and wash it down with nothing more Lucullan than beer. 1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 192
   Before I could knock, Bonnie opened the door. “Finally you deign to show up” were the first words said to me. It had been a year. 2022, Ling Ma, “G”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2. (transitive) To condescend to give; to do something.
   He, who usually hardly deigned a glance at his infants, now lay gazing with inexpressible softness and sadness at the little sleeping face[…] 1871, Charlotte Mary Yonge, Heartsease, Or, The Brother's Wife, volume 2, page 189
3. (obsolete) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.