- (v.t.) To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
- (v.i.) To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.
- (v.t.) To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to disdain.
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