condescend
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con·de·scend
(kŏn′dĭ-sĕnd′)intr.v. con·de·scend·ed, con·de·scend·ing, con·de·scends
1. To do something that one regards as beneath one's social rank or dignity; lower oneself. See Synonyms at stoop1.
2. To behave in a patronizing or superior manner toward someone: Viewed as a popularizer more than a scholar, he was condescended to by his academic colleagues.
[Middle English condescenden, from Old French condescendre, from Late Latin condēscendere : Latin com-, intensive pref.; see com- + dēscendere, to descend; see descend.]
con′de·scend′er n.
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condescend
(ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd)vb (intr)
1. to act graciously towards another or others regarded as being on a lower level; behave patronizingly
2. to do something that one regards as below one's dignity
[C14: from Church Latin condēscendere to stoop, condescend, from Latin dēscendere to descend]
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con•de•scend
(ˌkɒn dəˈsɛnd)v.i.
1. to behave as if one is descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
2. to stoop or deign to do something: He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts.
3. to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior.
[1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin condēscendere to come down to another's level]
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condescend
Past participle: condescended
Gerund: condescending
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| Verb | 1. | condescend - behave in a patronizing and condescending manner |
| 2. | condescend - do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | |
| 3. | condescend - debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail" | |
| 4. | condescend - treat condescendingly stoop to - make concessions to interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
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condescend
verb
1. patronize, talk down to, treat like a child, treat as inferior, treat condescendingly a writer who does not condescend to his readers
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condescend
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Translations
تَنازُل، تَفَضُّل بِ
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nedlade
sÿna lítillæti
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paradit labvelibu
ráčiť
lütfetmektenezzül etmek
condescend
[ˌkɒndɪˈsend] VI to condescend to sb → tratar a algn con condescendenciato condescend to do sth → dignarse (a) hacer algo, condescender a hacer algo
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condescend
[ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd] vi (= patronize) → être condescendant(e)
to condescend to sb → traiter qn avec condescendance, prendre qn de haut
to condescend to sb → traiter qn avec condescendance, prendre qn de haut
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condescend
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condescend
[ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd] vi to condescend to sb → trattare qn con sussiegoto condescend to do sth → degnarsi di fare qc, abbassarsi a fare qc
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condescend
(kondiˈsend) verb to agree (to do something) in spite of one's feeling of superiority. The president of the company condescended to having dinner with the cleaning staff.
ˌcondeˈscending adjective giving the impression that one is superior. a condescending manner.
ˌcondeˈscendingly adverbˌcondeˈscension (-ʃən) noun
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