Both Uses of
deign
in
Oryx and Crake
- Deign to divulge?†
p. 208.1deign = do something considered beneath one's dignity
- Did he set up the grand finale as an assisted suicide, had he intended to have Jimmy shoot him because he knew what would happen next and he didn't deign to stick around to watch the results of what he'd done?†
p. 343.7 *
Definition:
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity