condescend

Meaning

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

Synonyms

deign

stoop

patronize

vouchsafe

lower oneself

descend

unbend

patronise

do

hang down

insult

introduce

look down on

lower

nearly

pleased

tolerate

trivialise

humble oneself

let fall

talk down

lover oneself

stoop c lower oneself

abate

crave for to deign

affected

agree

almost

belittle

come down

disparage

grovel

hand down

Translations

καταδέχομαι

dignarse

daigner

sich herablassen

condescender

zich verwaardigen

αποδέχομαι

geruhen

condescender

condescendre

συναινώ

accondiscendere

dignar-se

συγκατατίθεμαι

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: condescenden

In summary

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