Talk Down (Verb)
Meaning 1
Belittle through talk.
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Speak in a condescending manner, as if to a child; "He talks down to her".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
Direct and control (the flight of an airplane during landing) via radio; "the control tower talked down the plane whose pilot fell ill".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.