condescend in English dictionary

  • condescend

    Meanings and definitions of "condescend"

    • (intransitive) To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
    • (transitive) To treat someone as an inferior, to talk down to someone.
    • (intransitive, obsolete) To consent, agree.
    • (intransitive, obsolete) To come down.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To come down from one's superior position; to deign (to do something).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To treat (someone) as though inferior; to be patronizing (toward someone); to talk down (to someone).
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To consent, agree.
    • verb
      (intransitive, obsolete)
      To come down.
    • verb
      behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
    • verb
      debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
    • verb
      do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
    • verb
      treat condescendingly

    Synonyms of "condescend" in English dictionary

    deign, patronize, lower oneself are the top synonyms of "condescend" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "condescend" in English dictionary

    refuse is the antonym of "condescend" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of condescend

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

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