condescend

ˌkɒndɪˈsɛnd

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Definition of condescend - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

superior behaviorbehave as if better or smarter than others

He tends to condescend when talking to new employees.

belittle

patronize

snub

agreeing

Rare

agree to do something beneath oneself

Rare

He condescended to attend the meeting.

consent

deign

stoop

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Origin of condescend

Latin, condescendere (to stoop together)

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deign

condescend

do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity

Examples of condescend in a sentence

Please don't condescend to explain basic rules.
She wouldn't condescend to answer the question.
They condescended to join the local event.

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French:être condescendant, daigner, ...
German:herablassend sein, herablassen, ...
Italian:condiscendere, abbassarsi, ...
Spanish:ser condescendiente, dignarse, ...
Portuguese:condescender, aceitar, ...
Chinese:居高临下, 屈尊, ...
Japanese:見下す, 引き受ける, ...
Arabic:تَعَالَى, تفضَّلَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְנַשֵּׂא, לְהוֹאִיל, ...
Russian:снисходить, снизойти, ...
Ukrainian:підноситися, знижуватися, ...
Hindi:घमंड करना, सहमत होना, ...
Bengali:অপমানজনকভাবে আচরণ করা, সম্মত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:condescendir, acceptar, ...
Czech:jednat s někým svrchu, snížit se k tomu, ...
Danish:nedlade sig, acceptere, ...
Dutch:zich neerbuigend gedragen, zich verwaardigen, ...
Greek:μιλώ αφ' υψηλού, συγκατατίθεμαι, ...
Hungarian:lekezelően viselkedni, leereszkedni, ...
Khmer:ដាក់ខ្លួនខ្ពស់, យល់ព្រមទាំងមើលងាយ, ...
Korean:거들먹거리다, 내려오다, ...
Persian:تحقیر کردن, پذیرفت, ...
Polish:traktować z góry, raczyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):condescender, rebaixar-se, ...
Romanian:a se purta de sus, a accepta, ...
Swedish:nedlåta sig, samtycka, ...
Thai:วางท่าเหนือกว่า, ยอม, ...
Turkish:küçümsemek, kabul etmek, ...
Vietnamese:tỏ vẻ bề trên, hạ mình, ...

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