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Definitions for: Condescend [v] treat condescendingly
[v] debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
[v] do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
[v] behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
Webster (1913) Definition: Con`de*scend", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended;
p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL.
condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
1. 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. ``Condescend to men of low
estate.'' --Rom. xii. 16.
Can they think me so broken, so debased With
corporal servitude, that my mind ever Will
condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.
Spain's mighty monarch, In gracious clemency, does
condescend, On these conditions, to become your
friend. --Dryden.
Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
superiority.
Those who thought they were honoring me by
condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
W. Robinson.
2. To consent. [Obs.]
All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
Carew.
Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
Synonyms: deign, descend, lower oneself, patronise, patronize, stoop
See Also: act, interact, move, stoop to
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