condescend

(kŏn'dĭ-sĕnd')
intr.v., -scend·ed, -scend·ing, -scends.

1. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. See synonyms at stoop¹.
2. 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.

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verb

1. To descend to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity: deign, stoop, vouchsafe. See over/under, rise/fall.
2. 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.

v

Definition: stoop, humble oneself
Antonyms: rise above

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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See words rhyming with "condescend."

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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

Русский (Russian)
снизойти

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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