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Talk Down (Verb)

Speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She's grown tired of her manager talking down to her during meetings.
He talks down to his employees as if they're clueless about their job responsibilities.
The politician was criticized for talking down to her constituents during the town hall meeting.
Her teacher's condescending tone made it clear that she talks down to her students.
The doctor's habit of talking down to his patients made them uncomfortable during consultations.

Belittle through talk.

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

She loved to talk down to people who disagreed with her, often making them feel inferior with her condescending tone.
His tendency to talk down to his colleagues during meetings made them avoid collaborating with him on projects.
The politician was known to talk down to his opponents, but this strategy backfired when his constituents felt he was being arrogant.
Her manager developed a habit of talking down to new recruits, which created tension and made it difficult for them to adjust to the work environment.
He would talk down to his siblings, but eventually, they learned to stand up for themselves and no longer tolerated his belittling behavior.

Direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Air traffic controllers successfully talked down the pilot of the small plane after its autopilot system failed.
The control tower talked down the airliner to a safe emergency landing due to low visibility.
With the pilot incapacitated, the airport staff had to talk down a novice co-pilot to land the commercial jet safely.
The experienced air traffic controller calmly talked down the strained pilot, guiding her through a turbulent descent.
Air traffic controllers worked together to talk down a distressing solo pilot who got lost in severe thunderstorms.