Condescend (Verb)
Meaning 1
Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Behave in a patronizing and condescending manner.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 3
Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's mail".
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- She wouldn't condescend to engage in such petty gossip with her colleagues.
- He refused to condescend to their level by cheating in the exam.
- She felt that taking the bribe would condescend her office and undermine the trust placed in her.
- He wouldn't condescend to accept an award from an organization with a questionable reputation.
- Taking a bribe from them would be to condescend the values of honesty and integrity that she held dear.
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Meaning 4
Treat condescendingly.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.