condescend
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con·de·scend
(kŏn'dĭ-sĕnd') 
intr.v., -scend·ed, -scend·ing, -scends.
intr.v., -scend·ed, -scend·ing, -scends.
- To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. See synonyms at stoop1.
- To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.
[Middle English condescenden, from Old French condescendre, from Late Latin condēscendere : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dēscendere, to descend; see descend.]
condescender con'de·scend'er n.Roget's Thesaurus:
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condescend
verb
- To descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: deign, stoop, vouchsafe. See over/under, rise/fall.
- To treat in a superciliously indulgent manner: patronize. Informal high-hat. Idioms: speaktalkdown to. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, over/under, respect/contempt/standing, rise/fall.
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condescend
IN BRIEF: To defer to those considered inferior or less than.
Don't condescend to unskilled labor. Try it for half a day first.
— Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984).
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condescend
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Condescend
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - nedlade sig, være nedladende
Nederlands (Dutch)
zich verwaardigen, zich neerbuigend gedragen
Français (French)
v. intr. - être condescendent envers
Deutsch (German)
v. - sich herablassen
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στέργω, καταδέχομαι
Italiano (Italian)
accondiscendere
Português (Portuguese)
v. - condescender
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - condescender, dignarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nedlåta sig till
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谦逊, 屈尊
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 謙遜, 屈尊
한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 겸손하게 굴다, 양보하다, 생색을 내다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - いばらずに…する, わざと親切にする, 恩着せがましく…する, 身を落とす
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) تنازل, تكرم, تعطف, تفضل ب
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - התנשא, הואיל להשפיל עצמו, מחל על כבודו
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