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deign

Deign vs Indignant - What's the difference?

deign | indignant |


As a verb deign

is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

As an adjective indignant is

showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.

Purport vs Deign - What's the difference?

purport | deign |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between purport and deign

is that purport is (obsolete) disguise; covering while deign is (obsolete) to esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

As verbs the difference between purport and deign

is that purport is to convey, imply, or profess outwardly (often falsely) while deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

As a noun purport

is import, intention or purpose.

Descend vs Deign - What's the difference?

descend | deign | Related terms |

Descend is a related term of deign.


In lang=en terms the difference between descend and deign

is that descend is to go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower part of while deign is to condescend to give; to do something.

As verbs the difference between descend and deign

is that descend is to pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards; to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing, walking, etc; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward while deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

Allow vs Deign - What's the difference?

allow | deign | Related terms |

Allow is a related term of deign.


In lang=en terms the difference between allow and deign

is that allow is to render physically possible while deign is to condescend to give; to do something.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between allow and deign

is that allow is (obsolete) to like; to be suited or pleased with while deign is (obsolete) to esteem worthy; to consider worth notice.

As verbs the difference between allow and deign

is that allow is to grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have while deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

Deign vs Boon - What's the difference?

deign | boon |


In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between deign and boon

is that deign is (obsolete) to esteem worthy; to consider worth notice while boon is (obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage".

As a verb deign

is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

As a noun boon is

(obsolete) a prayer; petition or boon can be the woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

As an adjective boon is

(obsolete) good; prosperous; as, "boon voyage".

Confer vs Deign - What's the difference?

confer | deign | Related terms |

Confer is a related term of deign.


In lang=en terms the difference between confer and deign

is that confer is to grant as a possession; to bestow while deign is to condescend to give; to do something.

As verbs the difference between confer and deign

is that confer is (obsolete|intransitive) to compare while deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

Deign - What does it mean?

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Deign vs Stoop - What's the difference?

deign | stoop |

Stoop is a synonym of deign.



In transitive terms the difference between deign and stoop

is that deign is to condescend to give; to do something while stoop is to cause to submit; to prostrate.

As verbs the difference between deign and stoop

is that deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity while stoop is to bend the upper part of the body forward and downward.

As a noun stoop is

the staircase and landing or porch leading to the entrance of a residence.

Furnish vs Deign - What's the difference?

furnish | deign | Related terms |

Furnish is a related term of deign.


As verbs the difference between furnish and deign

is that furnish is (lb) to provide a place with furniture, or other equipment while deign is to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

As a noun furnish

is material used to create an engineered product.

Wikidiffcom vs Deign - What's the difference?

wikidiffcom | deign |


As a verb deign is

to condescend; to accept as appropriate to one's dignity.

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