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1. (v.i.) condescend
to behave as if one is descending from a superior position, rank, or dignity.
2. condescend
to stoop or deign to do something:
He would not condescend to misrepresent the facts.
3. condescend
to put aside one's dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regarded as inferior.
Etymology: (1630–40)
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| Definition of 'condescend' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) condescend
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
2. (verb) condescend, deign, descend
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
3. (verb) condescend, stoop, lower oneself
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way
"I won't stoop to reading other people's mail"
4. (verb) patronize, patronise, condescend
treat condescendingly
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| Definition of 'condescend' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) condescend
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
2. (verb) condescend
to consent
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Sense: 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.
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 Afrikaans: verwerdig, neerbuig; afda |
 Arabic: تَنازُل، تَفَضُّل بِ |
 Bulgarian: благоволявам |
 Brazilian: dignar-se |
 Czech: snížit se |
 German: sich herablassen |
 Danish: nedlade |
 Greek: καταδέχομαι |
 Spanish: condescender, dignarse |
 Estonian: suvatsema |
 Farsi: لطف کردن؛ منت نهادن |
 Finnish: alentua |
 French: condescendre (à) |
 Hebrew: לְהִתעַבּוֹת |
 Hindi: कृपा करना, झुकना |
 Croatian: pustiti se, sniziti se |
 Hungarian: beleegyezik vmibe |
 Indonesian: berkenan, menyetujui |
 Icelandic: sÿna lítillæti |
 Italian: accondiscendere |
 Japanese: ～してやる |
 Korean: 자신을 낮추다 |
 Lithuanian: malonėti, teiktis |
 Latvian: parādīt labvēlību |
 Malay: bersetuju |
 Dutch: zich verwaardigen |
 Norwegian: nedlate seg |
 Polish: raczyć, zechcieć |
 Persian: لطف کردن؛ منت نهادن |
 Pashto: تنزل كول: شفقت كول: تر لا |
 Portuguese: dignar-se |
 Romanian: a condescinde, a cădea de |
 Russian: снисходить |
 Slovak: ráčiť |
 Slovenian: blagovoliti |
 Serbian: poniziti se |
 Swedish: nedlåta sig |
 Thai: ลดตัวลงมา |
 Turkish: lütfetmek, tenezzül etmek |
 Taiwanese: 俯就，屈尊 |
 Ukrainian: удостоювати |
 Urdu: فروتنی کرنا جھکنا |
 Vietnamese: hạ cố |
 Chinese: 屈尊，俯就 |
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