Both Uses of
deign
in
Candide
- Honest James ran to his assistance, hauled him up, and from the effort he made was precipitated into the sea in sight of the sailor, who left him to perish, without deigning to look at him.†
Chpt 5 *deigning = doing something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- "Miss Cunegonde," said he, "is to do me the honour to marry me, and we beseech your excellency to deign to sanction our marriage."†
Chpt 13deign = do something considered beneath one's dignity
Definition:
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity