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- pronunciation:
- kan
dih
send
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
condescends, condescending, condescended |
| definition 1: |
to agree to descend to a level less dignified or less privileged than one's own; deign.
The farmer's children were surprised that the great lady from the manor condescended to speak with them.[verb + infinitive
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- similar words:
- deign
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| definition 2: |
to act as if one were of superior rank or station, treating others as inferior; patronize.
Must you condescend to me, as if I were an idiot?- similar words:
- patronize
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| related words: |
bother, lower, stoop |
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| derivation: |
condescender (n.) |
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