Condescend

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To descend to the level of one considered inferior; lower oneself. See Synonyms at stoop1.
  • verb-intransitive. To deal with people in a patronizingly superior manner.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
  • v. To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
  • v. To consent, agree.
  • v. To come down.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. 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.
  • verb-intransitive. To consent.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To descend from the superior position, rank, or dignity proper or usually accorded to one; voluntarily waive ceremony and assume equality with an inferior; be complaisant, yielding, or consenting in dealings with inferiors; deign.
  • To stoop or submit; be subject; yield.
  • To assent; agree.
  • To agree to submit or furnish; specify; vouchsafe: with upon: as, to condescend upon particulars.
  • Synonyms To stoop, deign, vouchsafe, bend.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
  • v. treat condescendingly
  • v. do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
  • v. debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    act    move   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    yield    descend    vouchsafe    stoop    deign    consent    patronize   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    End    Friend    Mende    Wend    abend    amend    append    apprehend    ascend    attend   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    smug    contemptuous    supercilious    indulgent    sardonic    disdainful    courteous    affable    haughty    ironic