condescend
to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
to stoop or deign to do something: He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts.
to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior:He condescended to their intellectual level in order to be understood.
Obsolete.
to yield.
to assent.
Origin of condescend
1Other words from condescend
- con·des·cend·er, con·des·cend·ent, noun
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How to use condescend in a sentence
Its built-in display also gives it a cartoon-like face that it can use to wink at you after it’s done its chores, which I hope you can turn off because I don’t need a robot condescending to me in my own home.
Samsung’s new robots will do the dishes and nag you to get offline | Stan Horaczek | January 13, 2021 | Popular-ScienceOnly after she signed did the officer condescend to explain she could pay the fine by mail – an explanation he could have offered at the outset.
British Dictionary definitions for condescend
/ (ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd) /
to act graciously towards another or others regarded as being on a lower level; behave patronizingly
to do something that one regards as below one's dignity
Origin of condescend
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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