deign to grant

deign to grant
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  • grant — 1 vt 1: to permit as a right or privilege grant a new trial the Supreme Court grant ed certiorari 2: to bestow or transfer formally; specif: to transfer the possession or title of by a deed: convey …   Law dictionary

  • 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 — 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 — condescend, *stoop Analogous words: vouchsafe, accord, concede, *grant, award …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • deign — /dayn/, v.i. 1. to think fit or in accordance with one s dignity; condescend: He would not deign to discuss the matter with us. v.t. 2. to condescend to give or grant: He deigned no reply. 3. Obs. to condescend to accept. [1250 1300; ME deinen …   Universalium

  • deign — [[t]deɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) to think fit with one s dignity; condescend: would not deign to visit us[/ex] 2) to condescend to give or grant: deigned no reply[/ex] • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF deignier < L dignārī to judge worthy …   From formal English to slang

  • grant — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accommodation, accord, accord to, accordance, acknowledge, administer, admit, admit everything, admit exceptions, afford, agree provisionally, agree to, aid, alimony, allocate, allot, allotment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • deign — Synonyms and related words: OK, accede to, accept, accord to, agree, agree to, approve, approve of, assent, be willing, concede, condescend, connive at, consent, consent to silently, descend, endorse, give consent, go along with, grant, have no… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • deign — I. v. n. Condescend, vouchsafe, think fit, see fit. II. v. a. Grant, vouchsafe, accord …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • grant — I. v. a. 1. Admit, allow, concede, cede, yield. 2. Give (in answer to a request), bestow, confer, vouchsafe, deign. 3. (Law.) Convey (by deed), transfer, make conveyance of. II. n. 1. Gift, boon, donation, benefaction, bounty, largess, pres …   New dictionary of synonyms

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