I.v. dep. a. [dignus], to deem worthy or deserving (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose).
(α).
Aliquem aliqua re: “haud equidem tali me dignor honore,” Verg. A. 1, 335; so, “aliquem honore,” Ov. M. 1, 194; 3, 521; Suet. Vesp. 2 fin. al.: “te alio funere,” Verg. A. 11, 169: “hunc mensa, cubili (dea),” id. E. 4, 63: “aliquem non sermone, non visu,” Tac. A. 4, 74 fin.: “libellum veniā,” Ov. Tr. 3, 14, 51; id. Pont. 1, 8, 9 al.—
(β).
With inf. as object, like the Gr. ἀξιῶ and ἀξιοῦμαι, to regard as fit, becoming, worthy of one's self, to deign; and with a negative, not to deign, to disdain: “jam nemo suspicere in caeli dignatur lucida templa,” Lucr. 2, 1039; so with a neg., * Cat. 64, 407; Verg. A. 10, 732; 866; 12 464; Ov. M. 10, 158; Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 40; Suet. Ner. 22; id. Vesp. 13 al.—Affirmatively: “quos eximia specie donare natura dignata est,” Curt. 6, 5, 29: “cui se pulcra viro dignetur jungere Dido,” Verg. A. 4, 192; id. E. 6, 1; Ov. Am. 3, 1, 37; id. F. 4, 540; id. Tr. 4, 1, 52; Suet. Vesp. 7; Sen. Contr. 4, 28, 9: “si digneris audire,” Vulg. Judith, 5, 5.—
(γ).
With double acc.: “o felix si quem dignabitur, inquit, ista virum,” will hold worthy to be her husband, Ov. M. 8, 326; so, “regem nostrum filium,” Curt. 6, 10, 28.—
(δ).
Ellipt. with one acc. (the inf. to be supplied from the context): “orant succedere muris Dignarique domos (sc. visere),” Stat. Th. 12, 785: “nullo Macedonum dignante Parthorum imperium,” Just. 41, 4.—Hence, dignanter , adv., courteously, with complaisance (post-class. and very rare): “loquentem dignanter audite,” Vop. Tac. 8: “impertire,” Symm. Ep. 5, 63.— Sup. Auct. Itin. Alex. 10.
