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Definition of condescend to in English English dictionary

condescend
To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something)

Those who thought they were honoring me by condescending to address a few words to me. --F. W. Robinson.

condescend
To consent, agree

Can they think me so broken, so debased / With corporal servitude, that my mind ever / Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.

condescend
To come down
condescend
To treat someone as an inferior, to talk down to someone

Don’t condescend to me! I know this as well as you, if not better.

condescend
to come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors
condescend
{v} to jield, submit, consent
condescend
To disregard superiority when engaging with others
condescend
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend
To assume a tone of superiority when it is unjustified
condescend
To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate one's self to an inferior
condescend
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
condescend
{f} voluntarily lower oneself; patronize, act in a proud manner toward others
condescend
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" do something that one considers to be below one's dignity behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
condescend
treat condescendingly
condescend
disapproval If someone condescends to do something, they agree to do it, but in a way which shows that they think they are better than other people and should not have to do it. When he condescended to speak, he contradicted himself three or four times in the space of half an hour
condescend
disapproval If you say that someone condescends to other people, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. Don't condescend to me
condescend
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
condescend
To consent
condescend to

    Hyphenation

    con·de·scend to

    Turkish pronunciation

    kändîsend tı

    Pronunciation

    /ˌkändəˈsend tə/ /ˌkɑːndɪˈsɛnd tə/
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