deign /deɪn/
verb[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: deignier, from Latin dignus 'deserving admiration']
deign to do something to do something that you think you are really too important to do – often used humorously:
Travis called after her, but she didn’t deign to answer. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲