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Definition condescend

Etymology

From Middle English condescenden, borrowed from Old French condescendre, from Late Latin cond?scendere (“to let one's self down, stoop, condescend”), from Latin con- (“together”) + d?scendere, present active infinitive of d?scend? (“I come down”); see descend.

Verb

condescend (third-person singular simple present condescends, present participle condescending, simple past and past participle condescended)

1. (intransitive) To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
2. (intransitive) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
3. (transitive, rare, possibly nonstandard) To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing toward (someone); to talk down to (someone).
4. (intransitive, obsolete) To consent, agree.
5. (intransitive, obsolete) To come down.

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